I am finally getting around to finishing the final two posts of our wonderful Hawaiian vacation. Then, I can get caught up on everything else that has been going on since then.
On this particular day, we really packed it full of fun and adventures. We started off the day by sleeping a little late and then grabbed some quick breakfast at Burger King on the way to our 10:00 am parasailing appointment. I was so looking forward to parasailing, and it was definitely worth it. We were able to go tandem, or together, so it was neat to get to visit while we were floating along up 750 feet in the air. I really loved it, and the scenery was absolutely beautiful, and I'm so glad we got to do it! It was a great way to start off one our favorite days in Hawaii!
They dipped us in for a few seconds before we were reeled in.
This one looks kinda scary.
The skyline of Waikiki
Diamond Head - a dormant volcanic crater.
Diamond Head - a dormant volcanic crater.
Fun, fun, fun!! We were the only English speaking people, except for the two facilitators. The guy driving the boat was actually from East Texas and now lives in Hawaii. Small world. We sure do wish it was a little bit smaller, so we would go back there more often!
The view from the parasailing boat.
The view from the parasailing boat.
After parasailing, we headed out to search for the "Lost" beach. We are big fans of the show "Lost", and we knew that they film it on Oahu, so on Monday night, Lane got online and researched where exactly everything is. They shoot at several locations on the island, but we headed out to find the beach where the plane crashed. We thought that we had found it at one beach, which happened to be my favorite one, but it actually was about a mile down the road. We drove on down and stumbled upon a YMCA camp, called Camp Erdman, and recognized the yellow houses of The Others' camp on the show. We were very excited, and we just knew that we were going to be cast as major characters for the last season of the show. Unfortunately, no filming was taking place that day, so we just wandered around and took pictures.
Some mountains nearby on our drive to the beaches.
By far, the most beautiful place I've ever been in the world. This is my favorite place, and I just sat and relaxed and marvelled at God's wonderful power! All of the beaches along here were unpopulated, so it was so serene, being almost the only people around.
The mountains behind us at the beach.
The mountains behind us at the beach.
As Lane walked along the beach and explored a bit, I sat and relaxed and noticed tons of these little hermit crab holes in the sand. I sat for about 20 minutes, waiting for the crab to peek his head up so I could get a picture, but I always missed it. They are very fast critters!
Here's The Others' village from Lost.
Another shot of our fun car - the Mustang, not the minivan.
These beautiful plumeria trees are all over Hawaii, in several colors, and I never got tired of seeing them.
The assembly hall at the YMCA camp. This building was used for several scenes in Lost.
Here's The Others' village from Lost.
Another shot of our fun car - the Mustang, not the minivan.
These beautiful plumeria trees are all over Hawaii, in several colors, and I never got tired of seeing them.
The assembly hall at the YMCA camp. This building was used for several scenes in Lost.
We saw this yellow lab at the camp, probably the camp dog, but we were convinced that it is Walt's dog on Lost.
This is the plane crash beach on Lost. It was very pretty, too.
Posing for the camera, hoping beyond hope, that we would be discovered at any moment!
I loved these pretty flowers that grew along over the sand.
This grove of trees is just off the beach, and we think that this is where they filmed the camp on the beach after the plane crash.
I loved these pretty flowers that grew along over the sand.
This grove of trees is just off the beach, and we think that this is where they filmed the camp on the beach after the plane crash.
More of The Others' village
Next, we headed on to the famous North Shore of Oahu, where all of the huge waves are. This is the area where the surfers come, and this particular beach was the Bonsai Pipeline. We were there in September, and the biggest waves don't come until winter time, but they were still too big for me to even want to venture in the water at all. So, I just sat on the beach and watched the surfers. Lane did wade in and let one wave crash over him, and then he joined me on the beach, too. That water is just so beautiful!
After leaving the beach, we started back toward town, and we stopped and ate in Haleiwa, a small beach town, at Haleiwa Joe's, a nice little restaurant. We ate out on the lanai, or patio, and had such a nice meal.
Our last stop of the day, before going back to town, was to see the pineapple fields and to tour the Dole Pineapple Plantation. The fields were really pretty, and the plantation was beautiful, too. It was nice, but was a bit of a tourist trap, we thought. Maybe we were just tired, though. Lane did enjoy some pineapple ice cream, and we went through a maze and went on a little train tour of the plantation. Lane and I just kept laughing on the train ride. They had the corniest music playing on the train, and it was one of those times when everything was making us laugh.
After leaving the beach, we started back toward town, and we stopped and ate in Haleiwa, a small beach town, at Haleiwa Joe's, a nice little restaurant. We ate out on the lanai, or patio, and had such a nice meal.
Our last stop of the day, before going back to town, was to see the pineapple fields and to tour the Dole Pineapple Plantation. The fields were really pretty, and the plantation was beautiful, too. It was nice, but was a bit of a tourist trap, we thought. Maybe we were just tired, though. Lane did enjoy some pineapple ice cream, and we went through a maze and went on a little train tour of the plantation. Lane and I just kept laughing on the train ride. They had the corniest music playing on the train, and it was one of those times when everything was making us laugh.
Lane looks so irritated in these pictures. I think he was just ready to go.
After we got back to our hotel, we got cleaned up, dressed up and headed out for a late dinner at The Chart House, which was the restaurant next to our hotel. It overlooked the marina, and we ate at a table on the upstairs balcony. It was so nice, and the food was really wonderful. It was a great last night out in Oahu!
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