Oahu 2019 -Day 1 and 2

Something about the ocean at sunset makes me feel a bit reflective. The beauty of Hawaii always fills me with a gratitude that nearly bursts the confines of my heart. What is it? I asked Greg today, Is it the extra sun on my skin? the ocean breeze? the good smells? the blue skies and sunshine? the saltwater? What makes Hawaii so amazing?? I love it so much. This is the end of day 2. Two whole days of uninterrupted time with my Greg. We have fallen in love all over again. Yesterday we got off the airplane and into our white convertible and headed straight to Pearl Harbor. I had just finished an audiobook about World War 2 (not to mention the many, many other books I’ve read on this subject), and it was an honor and a delight to visit the memorial. We got malasadas (yummy, sugary Portuguese donuts) from the famous Leonard’s Bakery. Then we drove to the
North shore to the town Hale’iwa and sat at a beautiful little beach and watched the waves crash on the rocks and the locals surf. Then we ate delicious shrimp and rice at the famous Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck. Wow! It was so yummy. From there we went to Waimea Bay, where we both napped on the most beautiful beach until the rain forced us back to the car. We drove by Turtle Bay with intentions to come back, but it was raining. We made it to Laie, where else strolled around the beautiful temple, drove around BYU, took lots of selfies (because I love selfies! 😂) and then we went out to this amazing rocky point to see the ocean crash on these big rocky islands out in the ocean. We kissed a LOT on what we are sure is BYU’s make-out point. If there is one. 😂 And took more selfies. After that, we had yummy bbq at HI’s BBQ (another quaint food truck stop), there was a light drizzling rain while we ate. But it was fun and warm. We ended at the Courtyard in Laie. We were so tired, so we snuggled up in bed and called it a day at 6:00 pm.

This morning started a bit rough. I have had some serious back spasms going on. It’s most likely from trying to sleep sitting up in the airplane. Greg and I didn’t get to sit together so it was especially uncomfortable. But with a hope and a prayer, I got up and we’ve had a splendid day! We stopped at Sunset Beach and the Bonzai Pipeline Beach- two famous surfing beaches on the North Shore. They were out-of-this-world gorgeous. We had to stop and pick up a few more malasadas. 😋 And then we arrived in Ko Olina. We have had such a lovely day relaxing and enjoying the resort. We had some coconut shrimp and fish tacos at Longboard’s before dipping in the ocean lagoon. We just finished watching the sunset. Another beautiful day in paradise with my lover.