Hawaii 2008: Day 2 - Back to Haleiwa

AROUND OAHU:
After a great morning in Waikiki, Lisa and I trek it back to the North Shore. We headed up the Pali Tunnel (which cuts right through a series of mountains) and headed up east of the island down the 83 Kam Highway. Along the route, we were able to pass by some great locations like the China Man Hat, and Kauloa Ranch (site where many movies and tv shows were filmed - I'll get to that later).

Last year, we were able to stay at a house located on Waimea Bay. During that time, we caught the time of year when the waves on the North Shore were most calm. We were able to snorkle in the clamness of the bay. We've heard stories of the exclusiveness of surf season, and when we visited this May, we knew why.




The waves this time around were crashing like no other and snorkeling visability was not very clear. Nonetheless, the north shore was still a beautiful place. We stayed for an hour or so soaking up the sun.

At this time, it's getting near sunset. I've planned to end the day with a nice dinner at a nice little Sushi place in the town of Haleiwa called Bonzai Sushi. We were able to eat there last year in August and so I asked Lisa if she felt like going. She said she did not want to go to the restaurant on account it was "hippyish." Little did she know, this would foil my plans for her next!!!!