!i! 4th Day in Hawaii !i!
Thursday was a great day. We met up with Ashley and Tim and spent the entire day with them. I'm sure they got sick of us, but we had so much fun! We started our day in the best way possible: with SUGAR!
THE MALASADA
Leonard's Bakery is famous for this creation. Who could turn down a fluffy roll deep fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar?! A.J. and I shared a half dozen!
After our sugar rush, we headed to the North Shore to go snorkeling. We arrived at Shark's Cove and snorkeled the tide pools. This was the most calm we have ever seen Shark's Cove. Usually we are there in October when "winter" arrives and the waves in the North Shore are bigger. Shark's Cove is a rocky alcove. Sharp rocks mixed with big waves equals disaster. We were able to go out further out than we ever have. We were able to see bright corals and bigger fish. It was such an awesome experience! Snorkeling is one of those things once you do it, you HAVE to do it again and again. And the tide pools of Shark's Cove are PERFECT for snorkeling because, you guessed it, no sharks can get in!
After snorkeling Shark's Cove, the boys wanted to snorkel Three Tables. The Three Tables are three flat rocks in a row positioned about 30 feet from shore. Ashely, who shares my fear of sharks, and I watched as the boys snorkeled out in the open water. I kept scanning the waves for any sighting of a fin.
Once they were done, we headed back to the car. Just as we were arriving, we noticed 2 big gashes on the side of the car. We had been hit. We have such terrible luck with cars. The gashes were about six inches long and went all the way down past the paint. Luckily, we got full coverage insurance on the car so when we turned it back in, we didn't get any hassle.
We ate lunch at a cute sandwich place in Hale'iwa town.
After lunch, we visited the Dole Plantation. We had to get their signature "Dole Whip" and then wandered around looking at the different types of pineapples.
Don't worry, no pineapples were hurt in the filming of this moment.
We left the Dole Plantation and stumbled across a fruit stand off the side of the road. We thought we would be adventurous and try a "young coconut." They keep these coconuts in a cooler. Once you buy one, they drill a little hole through the hard shell and place a straw. Then you drink all the coconut water. There is A LOT of coconut water! We ended up dumping most of it out because it was making us sick.
After you finish the water, they break the coconut in half and you eat the "meat" which, in a young coconut, is a gel. A.J. liked this part, but I didn't love it too much. I gave A.J. my half.
Then, it was off to Laie to visit the Laie temple (in our immodest clothes).
We went inside the visitor's center and guess who we saw! Mark Eubank, a senior missionary. You may know him as THE WEATHER GUY! We just HAD to get a picture, but how?! Leave it to A.J. He wandered over to Sister Eubank who was sitting at the front desk.
"So...we watch your son on T.V.," he begins.
"Oh I love hearing that," she says. They begin talking about this and that. Then, he gets down to his point.
"So...these people over here (motioning to us) would like a picture with your husband," he continues.
"Oh let me see if I can find him for a picture."
Simple as that! I love my husband. He doesn't get embarrassed like I do.
After we left the temple, we visited the Byodo In temple. We each left with about 20 mosquito bites as a souvenir.
After the Valley of the Temples, we soaked up every remaining big of sunlight and visited our favorite beaches:
We found our way to sunset beach to watch the sunset.
After sunset, we ate at Pizza Bob's in Hale'iwa town and began the long drive home. We were exhausted after playing all day long! But the only thing more enjoyable than a day in Hawaii is having great friends to enjoy that day with! Today was one of my favorite days!
THE MALASADALeonard's Bakery is famous for this creation. Who could turn down a fluffy roll deep fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar?! A.J. and I shared a half dozen!
After our sugar rush, we headed to the North Shore to go snorkeling. We arrived at Shark's Cove and snorkeled the tide pools. This was the most calm we have ever seen Shark's Cove. Usually we are there in October when "winter" arrives and the waves in the North Shore are bigger. Shark's Cove is a rocky alcove. Sharp rocks mixed with big waves equals disaster. We were able to go out further out than we ever have. We were able to see bright corals and bigger fish. It was such an awesome experience! Snorkeling is one of those things once you do it, you HAVE to do it again and again. And the tide pools of Shark's Cove are PERFECT for snorkeling because, you guessed it, no sharks can get in!After snorkeling Shark's Cove, the boys wanted to snorkel Three Tables. The Three Tables are three flat rocks in a row positioned about 30 feet from shore. Ashely, who shares my fear of sharks, and I watched as the boys snorkeled out in the open water. I kept scanning the waves for any sighting of a fin.
Once they were done, we headed back to the car. Just as we were arriving, we noticed 2 big gashes on the side of the car. We had been hit. We have such terrible luck with cars. The gashes were about six inches long and went all the way down past the paint. Luckily, we got full coverage insurance on the car so when we turned it back in, we didn't get any hassle.
We ate lunch at a cute sandwich place in Hale'iwa town.
After lunch, we visited the Dole Plantation. We had to get their signature "Dole Whip" and then wandered around looking at the different types of pineapples.
Don't worry, no pineapples were hurt in the filming of this moment.
We left the Dole Plantation and stumbled across a fruit stand off the side of the road. We thought we would be adventurous and try a "young coconut." They keep these coconuts in a cooler. Once you buy one, they drill a little hole through the hard shell and place a straw. Then you drink all the coconut water. There is A LOT of coconut water! We ended up dumping most of it out because it was making us sick.
After you finish the water, they break the coconut in half and you eat the "meat" which, in a young coconut, is a gel. A.J. liked this part, but I didn't love it too much. I gave A.J. my half.
Then, it was off to Laie to visit the Laie temple (in our immodest clothes).
We went inside the visitor's center and guess who we saw! Mark Eubank, a senior missionary. You may know him as THE WEATHER GUY! We just HAD to get a picture, but how?! Leave it to A.J. He wandered over to Sister Eubank who was sitting at the front desk."So...we watch your son on T.V.," he begins.
"Oh I love hearing that," she says. They begin talking about this and that. Then, he gets down to his point.
"So...these people over here (motioning to us) would like a picture with your husband," he continues.
"Oh let me see if I can find him for a picture."
Simple as that! I love my husband. He doesn't get embarrassed like I do.
After we left the temple, we visited the Byodo In temple. We each left with about 20 mosquito bites as a souvenir.
After the Valley of the Temples, we soaked up every remaining big of sunlight and visited our favorite beaches:
We found our way to sunset beach to watch the sunset.
After sunset, we ate at Pizza Bob's in Hale'iwa town and began the long drive home. We were exhausted after playing all day long! But the only thing more enjoyable than a day in Hawaii is having great friends to enjoy that day with! Today was one of my favorite days!
posted by A.J. and Steph at
5:13 PM
1 Comments:
That was by far our favorite day too! We had so much fun with you guys...and never got sick of you! Although...I'm sure you guys were completely relieved to drop us off at our hotel and get rid of us finally. We seriously had so much fun! But that's to be expected when two awesome couples get together for a bunch of adventures in Hawaii :)
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