On Thursday Kerry was able to take another day of vacation and we went to Hanauma Bay, one of favorite places on the Island to snorkel. What we didn't plan on was the overcast sky and rainy weather. But we went ahead and went to the beach despite the weather. I showed them the landing pad where "T.C." landed his helicopter on Magnum PI. We also discovered the home that was used for the staging of the show as well.
Because the weather was bad there were a lot less people on this beach that is typically crowded.
I promised myself and Kerry that I would snorkel so I finally got ready and went into the water. I was surprised by the number of fish that I saw so close to the edge of the water. I played for a little while with them and then Kerry and Natalie ventured into the deeper water and I went back to the beach. Here are just three of the fish. The Parrot fish (the first picture) was eating off of the coral and you could hear him snapping things off it was pretty wild.
Dave and Rebecca set about making a sand castle and being silly in the sand.
You can take the man out of the office for a day but not necessarily the office out of the man if he has his Blackberry with him!
With the sun behind the clouds it was quite cool on the beach after we got out so Natalie took advantage of her dry towel to warm up.
Just goofing around on the beach.
After we all warmed up we went up the the park above the Bay and had lunch. Then we climbed in the car and went back up to the North Shore to play at Waimea Bay Beach. This beach is also typically packed but because the weather was not the best there was no trouble parking or finding a place on the beach to play. We actually didn't plan on going into the water again because we had finally warmed up but a "sneaker wave" caught us and we got quite wet. Natalie had really wanted to play in the water so Kerry dove in and we had fun just playing in the waves. It was so much fun. The one thing we forgot was that despite the rain we were still on a tropical island and getting a lot of sun and we hadn't put on enough sunscreen. The next day we were feeling the burn a little bit.
I am amazed at the growth of plants on the North side of the Island, this tree is overgrown with philodendron . What I hadn't expected was the desert part of the island as well.
Rebecca had been told by a friend who had been at BYU-Hawaii that when she went to the North Shore she needed to stop by Matsumoto's for "Shave Ice" we had driven past this place and had seen the long lines but didn't know what it was, now we know. It is a really fun place to stop for shave ice, the tropical flavors and ice cream are delightful. Because it was a "cold" day it was a good day for us to try it out. We now understand the long lines on hot days.
On our way back to the hotel these guys crashed, I couldn't resist the picture it reminds me of the saying "speak no evil..."
It was such a fun, relaxing day! Until.....
At least they got to see what traffic is like on a typical day going into and out of Honolulu
The speed limit sign posted was for 50 mph and this is the speed we went for miles and miles. And there are still those who say there is no need for rail on the island despite the fact that it was passed in last November's general election. Seriously?!!
This day is one of those that will be a fond memory for me, it was just so much fun!
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