Well, we planned to get up this morning to go to Diamond Head, but apparently I hit the wrong button on my alarm when it went off, and it didn’t go off again! So, our plan of walking up the crater at sunrise will have to wait until tomorrow, since the sun was already up when we woke up!
After breakfast at the hotel, we headed off for our trip around the island. We attempted to map out the trip, and everything looked fairly clear-cut, except for a dotted and dashed line as the road on the western shore. There was no indication on the map of what that type of line meant, so we figured we’d make a go of it and see what we encountered!
One interesting thing about Waikiki, at least – the street lights are on poles on the edges of the streets, for the most part. According to Jarrett, who is doing all of the driving this trip, it makes it a little hard to see if you’re supposed to stop or go! I’ve been trying to pay attention to the lights too to help him, since they’re more in my line of vision that his.
Funny story: while we were taking pictures at the East Shore, a guy was walking by us and trying to be coy, and then was taking a picture of the Beatle – ha!! Everyone seems to love the Beatle!!
After the East Shore we drove around Diamond Head and back into Waikiki. We enjoyed some drinks and appetizer at Happy Hour, got cleaned up, then had pizza for dinner at a local pizza place. We had Hawaiian style pizza – it was Jarrett’s first experience, and I think he really liked it!
Tomorrow morning we are actually going to do Diamond Head, then we get on the cruise tomorrow afternoon! Until tomorrow, Aloha!
After breakfast at the hotel, we headed off for our trip around the island. We attempted to map out the trip, and everything looked fairly clear-cut, except for a dotted and dashed line as the road on the western shore. There was no indication on the map of what that type of line meant, so we figured we’d make a go of it and see what we encountered!
One interesting thing about Waikiki, at least – the street lights are on poles on the edges of the streets, for the most part. According to Jarrett, who is doing all of the driving this trip, it makes it a little hard to see if you’re supposed to stop or go! I’ve been trying to pay attention to the lights too to help him, since they’re more in my line of vision that his.
The South Shore of Oahu is really amazing – the terrain was rugged and there were mountains in the distance. It’s really too cool for words – you’ll have to take a look at the pictures – they speak for themselves!
We came to the dotted/dashed roadway after about 45 minutes of driving, and guess what – a dotted/dashed line means the roadway is impassible! Ha! Imagine our surprise! If we’d had the Jeep on this island (which we plan to have on Maui) we might’ve made it, but we thought the trek might be a little too much for the Beatle, so we turned back toward H1 to make it to the North Shore via Kamahameha Highway. On the way there we stopped at McDonald’s for an early lunch, and had an interesting experience: a man was laying on the ledge beside the parking lot, and as we drove up a woman was taking food to him. He must have been a local familiar to other locals, because the people inside the McDonald’s were telling some man of authority who walked in that the man needed to move. Anyway, after we walked into the restaurant, the woman was like looking and pointing at our car, and even looked in the windows. We’re like, what’s going on? So we sat by the window just to make sure what was going on, and that she didn’t try to steal our car or something! Everything was fine while we ate, and then when we walked out she started telling us that our lights blinked after we locked the door and the car made beeping noises. I’m like, yeah, pretty cool, huh? Then we got in the car and drove away!! ;)
So anyway, we were really glad we took Kamahameha Highway because guess what we found?!? The Dole Plantation! It really is a cool place – they have a huge gift shop where I got a shirt and where we watched a presentation on how to cut a pineapple. We also took a train ride through some of the pineapple fields and got to hear the history of the plantation. Absolutely too much fun!
The North Shore was about a 15 minutes ride from the Dole Plantation – all told, the distance from the South Shore to the North Shore is only about 20 miles, if that. The speed limits are really low, though – on the Interstate it can be as low as 45, and on the road we took I think it was between 35 and 45. I guess everything moves slower here though, right?
Once again, the pictures of the North Shore will speak for themselves – the terrain varied from rain forests and beautiful beaches to barren areas that looked really desolate. Too amazing for words!
In trying to make it to the East Shore, we got a little lost, but that also was a cool experience because we got to travel through one of the mountains in a pretty long tunnel on Likelike Highway. After we finally made our way to the East Shore, we got to see the waves crashing against the rocks like we saw on my first trip to Hawaii. Amazing! O, and did I mention that we took the opposite direction on the trip around the island as compared to my trip around the last time we were here? Maybe I got to see some new things this time!
So anyway, we were really glad we took Kamahameha Highway because guess what we found?!? The Dole Plantation! It really is a cool place – they have a huge gift shop where I got a shirt and where we watched a presentation on how to cut a pineapple. We also took a train ride through some of the pineapple fields and got to hear the history of the plantation. Absolutely too much fun!
The North Shore was about a 15 minutes ride from the Dole Plantation – all told, the distance from the South Shore to the North Shore is only about 20 miles, if that. The speed limits are really low, though – on the Interstate it can be as low as 45, and on the road we took I think it was between 35 and 45. I guess everything moves slower here though, right?
Once again, the pictures of the North Shore will speak for themselves – the terrain varied from rain forests and beautiful beaches to barren areas that looked really desolate. Too amazing for words!
In trying to make it to the East Shore, we got a little lost, but that also was a cool experience because we got to travel through one of the mountains in a pretty long tunnel on Likelike Highway. After we finally made our way to the East Shore, we got to see the waves crashing against the rocks like we saw on my first trip to Hawaii. Amazing! O, and did I mention that we took the opposite direction on the trip around the island as compared to my trip around the last time we were here? Maybe I got to see some new things this time!
Funny story: while we were taking pictures at the East Shore, a guy was walking by us and trying to be coy, and then was taking a picture of the Beatle – ha!! Everyone seems to love the Beatle!!
After the East Shore we drove around Diamond Head and back into Waikiki. We enjoyed some drinks and appetizer at Happy Hour, got cleaned up, then had pizza for dinner at a local pizza place. We had Hawaiian style pizza – it was Jarrett’s first experience, and I think he really liked it!
Tomorrow morning we are actually going to do Diamond Head, then we get on the cruise tomorrow afternoon! Until tomorrow, Aloha!
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From Bill: Wow what a neat trip! My memories of Hawaii are just as vivid today as they were 10 years ago. What a blessing, and the best part is having someone special to share it with. Enjoy paradise guys, and i'm enjoying the blogs. Love Dad
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