So … I couldn’t find a title for this post … and I thought I’d use a LOST quote .. since I was on “the island” hahha. Anyways …. “I’ve looked into the eye of this island, and what I saw was beautiful.” — John Locke .. won out of a top 25 LOST quotes list I found on google. The other quotes were too … “deep” lol … reading that list though .. did bring me through a trip down memory lane. Umm .. yeah anyways…. sooo I really don’t want to write about every single thing I did in Oahu … but I will probably end up doing so anyways …. because it’s what always happens when I try to “keep it brief” lol … ummm
I’ll describe it to ya…
It was hot … a bit humid .. but being right by the beach the nice little sea breeze was happening. It was delicious. We arrived Saturday night but were too tired to do anything .. we were at airports and on planes for like 12 hours .. wakala! The next morning we did a bit of grocery shopping … and then we headed to Waikiki Beach, which was 2 blocks away from our hotel. Our hotel was at a good location indeed.
Waikiki Beach is of course one of the most popular beaches in Oahu. Imagine English Bay (in Vancouver) … it is right beside downtown .. and it’s super easy to get to. What is the difference? The white sandy beach … the palm trees … the lack of rocks and seaweed/kelp that are “all up in your grill” every time you step in the water, and of course … the water is clear, delicious, and warm. They have little sections that separate the ocean and the beach by a big rock wall.
The water was about 3 feet deep or so when we went in, but the rock wall is a good 5 feet or so for those high tide times. There are areas in which there is an open space for water to come in and out which of course is a bit more deeper due to the water current …. anyways, Sofia almost died in one of those pits. That must have been quite the adrenaline rush. I can’t “hardcore” swim so … I was ready to say my good byes rather than to go rescue her … lol jk – I pulled her out. But yeah … after a little tanning action it was time to wash the sand out of places where I didn’t know sand could creep into. Oh my lol.
We did some shopping and dining … all the 20 something year old locals were stoked for Halloween the next day. They said it got pretty crazy and that 2-3 thousand people come down every year dressed up and it’s a huge gathering … I was stoked, curious, and excited for this!!
First things first though … Halloween Monday I drove up to the North Shore … drove right through the middle of Oahu .. past the Dole Pineapple Farms and a beautiful never ending landscape of mountains. Most of which were in SOME scene in LOST.. I’m sure. lol They were so pretty!!! .. Oh OH .. *sidenote* That mix CD I burnt … didn’t work … I blame that American car lol - So we didn’t even listen to it … BUT … they had this rad radio station that played nothing but sweet old school Funk and R&B jams (94.7 KUMU) … oh my god… back to back hits! So good I loved that station …. Anyways .. The North Shore was tres pretty!! It was time to swim with the fishes aka the sharks … there were 3 other people that were supposed to be on the boat with us but they never showed up .. so we had the boat all to ourselves and we also had the shark cage all to ourselves. The ride to the cage was a lot of fun. We saw dolphins and random fish would fly out of the water and dive back in ….. and although we didn’t actually set foot on the LOST beaches .. we saw them on our boat ride out. It was cool swimming with sharks .. but being in a cage isn’t really extreme … also these sharks were like .. vegetarians or something …. after a while I started feeling nauseous and went back on the boat … to lay down .. because yeah … it wasn’t a nice feeling lol – I was in the shark tank for a good 10-15 mins though … so … I got my fix haha .. it was fun. The water was so nice and literally navy blue. It was a pretty sight for sure. Sofia started to feel sick .. so as soon as we got back to land we went to get some carbs.
On the way back, we drove around the entire East Coast of Oahu. There is the one hwy that goes around the entire island and highway is an exaggeration lol. It’s a single lane road that circles the coast. It was neat .. also it would rain for about 5 minutes .. Jumanji style .. then it would become sunny. Patches of rain all over the island … I saw many rainbows lol. Anyways .. we drove past a few fruit (pineapple) stands and shrimp trucks and eventually got to this really pretty beach. Hukilau Beach. It was around 3PM ish or so … hung out there for a while .. I tried to record the waves .. but it was too windy … omg. That beach was beautiful!! The sand was so soft … the waves although a good 3-4 feet in height … would crash into the shore and the sea foam would kiss the sand for a good 12 feet before it would return back towards the ocean .. and the best part of all … there were like … 12 people total there. 
I took a few pics.
Hung out there for a little while longer and headed back to Waikiki ….. but only after getting hooked up with some local goods from some guys that were basking in a cloud inside a beat up red jetta … lol they even had a scale … no middleman! Anyways lol …. I don’t remember what we did that night OH right .. it was Halloween .. yesssss… so .. lol we didn’t really have anything planned for the evening … I showered and got ready … and so did Sofia … I got a bottle of rum earlier so I was making drinks … and she was being a party pooper .. literally. I didn’t even wear my costume because she didn’t want to dress up … anyways .. she goes .. “OMG you look like you’re going to a club” … UGHHH she’s so judgy!!!! …I wasn’t even .. and what IF I was .. who cares?? LOL – So I was sitting on my bed drinking … and she was like .. ok what are we doing? … and I was like .. I’m gonna have another drink .. then I’m gonna go for a walk … and then she says “ok I’m leaving then” and then stormed out – Oh my. That was a bit awkward. I’m kinda glad she did though … because she had her negative moments throughout the trip – kept putting a sister down lol … I just ignored those comments .. but after a while I started calling her out on her contradictions … lol … ANyways …. so I had one more drink .. grabbed my camera …. and headed out. haha
Halloween in Waikiki is pretty rad. Before I encountered hundreds and hundreds of people walking along side the shops all in costume .. I stopped by the beach .. I just wanted to relax and enjoy the pretty beach under the moonlight. Across the street from the beach at a restaurant .. there was a cover band playing tunes. They were pretty good … they chose good songs to cover .. props! Anyways after some time I went to check out the festivities. It was pretty cool .. there were so many people just walking around in costumes … this went on for blocks. It was super crowded .. there were a LOT of people … as well as really good costumes … some people get creative – Definitely the place to be on Halloween … youtube some videos if your curious hah.
The rest of the week …. we went to Pearl Harbor … more shopping … Hanauma Bay … really really pretty beach .. but you couldn’t step on the Coral … and it was everywhere .. and Sofia didn’t get FINS with her snorkel .. so every now and then you would HAVE to step on the Coral … I saw a few fish swimming around ..but no sea turtles LOL … also it was kinda crowded – I like my beaches with as little people as possible every now and then. We went to Germaine’s Luau .. which was pretty rad … Delicious Kalua Pig … after dinner there was a show … hula dancers etc. Pretty cool!! We hiked up Diamond Head …. it wasn’t that bad of a hike … the view was nice at the top though … it was HOT!
Thursday we did our own thing … I bussed to Waimanalo Bay and hung out there the entire afternoon! I sat under a palm tree and just relaxed. It was … delicious… and not crowded at all!! – The closest person to me on the beach was hmmm two basketball courts away LOL haha …. It was very windy though sadly … but enjoyable none the less. I saw little crabs there too … just walking around on the beach …. they were sooo cute!!
Friday …. I was ready to come home …. It’s fun .. and if you know just where to go you can have a rad old time … but it is very touristy. Everyone there is a tourist …… all these tours and excursions on every block, Waikiki Beach is full of that. So maybe hang out as far away from Waikiki as possible if what you are looking to do is relax. I say go out and explore on your own … do what you wanna do, see what you wanna see. That’s what we did … although we didn’t always want to do the same thing …. I still had a good time. Next time though, I think I will travel with someone who shares my ideas of fun lol. So, I say success. – Now I don’t wanna go back to work … meh!! X_X
PS. I still wanna go to Cuba.
