Almost off Oahu
Saturday, September 26th, 2009We’ve had a great three days on Oahu.
- We’re staying in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Vacation Club, thanks to a birthday gift from my mom.
- We’ve had amazing meals with friends and family: pupus, some of the best Vietnamese food ever, delicious Korean BBQ, and Laoatian/French cuisine.
- We’ve swam in the Pacific Ocean at every opportunity.
- We’ve driven to the North Shore and sampled all sorts of ice cream and shave ice along the way (and swam a little there as well).
- We’ve hiked 5 miles through the Honolulu hills.
- And we’re off to Kona tomorrow for another 7 days
I am so thankful for the fun times, the great company, and the tons of memories that we’ve collected. Here’s some more pics and highlights.
- Matsumoto Shave Ice. Just as we stepped into the shop, it started to pour down rain. We have good timing
- Lilikoi shave ice with ice cream and red beans on the bottom. It’s amazingly delicious!
- As our afternoon on the Northshore came to a close, we were greeted by the most amazing rainbows. Yes, it rained, but doens’t this make it worth it?
- Today we went on a hike with Anders and Molly. You have to ask them the name of the hill… it had a lot of vowels in it. Something like Nuu’ala… yeah, I don’t remember.
- Gorgeous views from along the hike, looking out onto Honolulu.
- And the mountains in the distance, covered in the clouds that would soon come and rain on us. It was awesome and so fun!
- Wild orchid at the top. We ate wild strawberry guava, picked fragrant ginger flowers, and admired the beauty. Then we turned around just as the rain hit and hiked down in the warm tropical rain. Good day.
