so here is our trip to Oahu in pictures...sorry for the long post. :) this may be overkill for anyone who has been there, but since this was our first visit, i'm putting a lot up...
(i have loads of pictures of plants and flowers so i'll spare you most of them...)
(i have loads of pictures of plants and flowers so i'll spare you most of them...)
on the way to waimea falls...'toad'ally thought these were plastic. nope. they're lily-pads. the size of kiddie pools!
awesome...
sunset on sunset beach... with NO people!!!
visiting Sitani's grave in the valley of the temples
the dole plantation. yeah, maybe we're just dumb, but we were both under the impression that pineapples grew underground. don't ask why. haha. but this was a shock for us. made a LOT more sense. random, but did you know that one pineapple takes 2 years to grow! and then the second one on the same plant can take up to 2 MORE years! and the plant only produces twice! crazy!
dave with his favorite plant... (that's cocoa, btw.)
pineapple DELICIOUSNESS!
and these little guys are everywhere! they were on the walls at the house even. they eat the bugs and are super harmless...but can get noisy sometimes... 
nu'uanu pali lookout. AMAZING!
Halona Blow-Hole
east-side coast line...right before i got SOAKED! much of hhe highway on the east side is RIGHT against the water and when the tide was high it splashed up onto the road. SUPER freaky to drive but GORGEOUS!
the Laie LDS temple. SO pretty!
phew! that should do on the pictures. so many things that pictures just don't do justice. we had such a great time. :) and for any inquiring minds that made it this far on this forever long post... we have to contest on the matsumotos shaved ice. there is a little place that chip told us about in honolulu called shimazu...and their shaved ice is better. matsumoto's definitely has points for location and environment on the north shore, but shimazu has better ice, better flavors, and friendler service. at least that's our vote...and we ate shaved ice multiple times a day the entire week. :)
one final goodbye to such a wonderful vacation. don't worry, hawaii. we'll be back. soon, i hope!
8 comments:
So much fun! Glad you had a fun trip to Hawaii. I am jealous, I would love to go back.
I want to jump into your pictures!
lovely pictures. now I want some pineapple.
Did you get the shave ice with ice cream and beans?
haha. yes, krista! i did. pretty much the only black beans i could find on the island! no mexican food for this mexican food-loving girl! so i ate my black beans that way. :)
Looks like you guys had a great time. Vacations are the best, but coming back to the real world is the worst. We're glad you guys are back!
I am so happy you went. You went to all the places that I loved when I moved there after living with you. It made me miss it all. I, likewise, was shocked at how pineapples grew. For some reason, though, I think I thought they grew in trees. You were one step ahead of me!
I'm really craving pineapple now.
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