From Maui we flew to Oahu to visit some old friends of ours. Marisa was my first roommate when I moved to Santa Barbara and a good friend of Thomas. She's married to a guy named Rich who used to be Thomas' roommate. They have a little baby who is quite possibly the most adorable thing I've ever seen. He likes to growl and is just learning to walk. He eats with all his might and loves his mama.
We had a short list of things we wanted to do on Oahu- go to Waimea and eat at Papa Ole's. I'm telling you, all we did this whole trip was beach and eat.
On our way to Waimea we stopped at the Dole Pineapple Plantation for some Dole whip ice cream. That stuff is a must-have if you're ever on the island. We ended up going on the pineapple express train around the plantation too. It was so beautiful in those red fields full of sugar cane, banana trees and pineapple plants.
From Dole we drove down to Haleiwa to the famous Matsumoto's Shave Ice shack.
When in Haleiwa...
We got lilikoi and guava with ice cream in the bottom. Heaven!
We finally made it to Waimea about two hours later than intended. The sand was soft, the waves were massive and the sun was out. Thomas was really excited to swim in the ocean here. My cousin Irene took us to a beach a few miles away from here when we visited a few years ago. Thomas always talks about how much he loved swimming in the water there so he was looking forward to this beach for the whole trip.
At one point the waves came up so high on the beach that we had to grab our things and run for it. Our towel got totally soaked! Luckily we had our books in hand so they didn't get swept out to sea.
Gray clouds moved in and we decided that it was about time for lunch. We headed for Papa Ole's in Hauula- another must-visit if you're ever in Oahu. When we got there the heavens opened and it began to pour rain. We're talking buckets and buckets of rain! We sat under the awning in front of the restaurant and enjoyed the sound of it. Until we had to run to the car. We were totally soaked in about 2 seconds. We drove, slightly damp, back to the other side for dinner with Marisa, Rich and Jakeroo.
Would you get a look at these mountains! They look all magical in the mist and fog. We even saw Chinaman's Hat for a few seconds through the rain.
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