Day One - Oahu

Three happy kids on our first day of adventure!

We arose early and enjoyed a nice cup of Kona coffee to get us going.  We decided to drive  the scenic route along the eastern coast heading north toward the North Shore.  Along the way we stopped at a local fruit stand to sample the local delicious fruits - Mango, Pineapple, Bananas, Avocado and Coconut.  Yummy!  The weather on the eastern side seems to be very tropical and rain forest - a bit overcast with dramatic clouds hovering over the mountains.  Further along we stopped to see local surfers at a number of wonderful places and finally had a dip at Waimea Bay. Beautiful! The water was a bit cold, but the kids loved it anyway. The weather has definitely improved and is now bright and sunny. We continued north in search of Pipeline Beach - the famed location where world famous surfers seek out the best waves on the planet.  Surf was definitely up.

Shark's Cove, Oahu - December 28, 2011

We ate lunch at a really cute surfing/boating village called Haleiwa.  We had a celebrity sighting at lunch when we noticed Rob Lowe eating a hamburger with two friends.  That was fun!  We took our lunch to a picnic table and enjoyed our al fresco dining.  Afterward, we watched the surfing activity and did a little shopping.  We met a really good surfer, who, interestingly enough has a brother that lives in Sneads Ferry, NC - small world.  He told us that huge swells were going to be coming in tomorrow and we made a plan to go back to watch the surfing activity again. We had shaved ice and returned home via a larger highway, but we still saw a lot of farm land where the pineapples were growing.  Dinner tonight will be a sampling of Thai, Korean and or - who knows.  Aloha for now.