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Day Seven - Trip Around the Island (Part I)

Today started with some spam musubis (aka spam sushi) for breakfast from the ABC Store below. Yum! Been missing these and they're still as greasy and good as I remembered. =) Wasn't in a particular rush to get anywhere so slept in a little later than previous days. After breakfast, we headed out west and then up the H2 towards the North Shore. Stopped by the Dole Plantation along the way and took a ride around their pineapple fields on their little train. Took a pass on their big hedge maze though. I still remember the soil here being so rusty red everywhere from the high iron content. After picking up some pineapple ice cream, we hit the road again.

When we hit the North Shore area, we headed back eastward and eventually found our way to Turtle Beach (not to be confused with Turtle Bay), so called because apparently it's usually a popular place for turtles to come onto shore. Unfortunately there weren't any there this time of year, the North Shore waves being way the heck too high and fierce during the winter but the waves attracted a rather large surfing contingent so we settled down on the beach for awhile to just relax and watch the surfers. Those guys are nuts. I have trouble swimming even moderate distances in calm waters but these guys (and gals) think nothing of charging into high surf and paddling their way out to catch the waves. I'd probably drown before I even got halfway out there. No monster waves in this area today but still good enough for a good ride. Also had a good time watching a guy trying to get his new black puppy to wade into the water. Puppy wasn't having any of it and would just watch his owner from the safety of the sandy beach.

Hung out till the early afternoon. Then we drove over to Kahuku to hit the shrimp trucks for lunch. First stop was Romy's Shrimp Shack where unfortunately we arrived a little too late and they didn't have their large unshelled shrimp anymore so we had to settle for really gigantic prawn. Still quite good although my personal opinion is don't get the sweet & spicy sauce, stick with the butter & garlic. Romy's has pretty decent facilities too. Their tables are located under a big tent so it's shaded and they provide sinks and soap to wash off with after the messy feast.

Anyway, we weren't quite satiated yet so we drove a bit further eastwards till we found Giovanni's Shrimp Truck where we picked up a plate of their shrimp scampi. Very, very good too. Their facilities were a bit smaller than Romy's and they didn't have sinks available either but good food is good food. =)



With Pineapple
this was Erin's idea =p
Photographer
the photographer
Long Lens
she really wanted a closeup shot of a pineapple
More Pineapples
the pineapple's a celebrity y'know
On Train
on the choo choo
Waiting on Train
waiting for the tour to start
Old Harvester
old pineapple harvester
Erin
pineapple fields and a lot of red earth
Row of Trees
row of banana trees
Rolling Clouds
rollin' clouds
Fluffy Clouds
I love the clouds out here
Pineapple
first of many pineapple shots
Red Pineapple
a red pineapple
Small Green Pineapple
small green pineapple
Fat Pineapple
Black Antigua pineapple from the Philippines
Spiky Pineapple
Apaporis pineapple from Colombia
Tall Pineapple
Nep pineapple from Vietnam
Green Pineapple
Rondon pineapple from Brazil
Another Green Pineapple
unknown green pineapple
Gecko
gecko
Dole Plantation
outside the gift shop
Erin Outside
Erin's turn
Ice Cream
pineapple ice cream
Surf's Up!
surf's up!
More Surf
down the pipe?
Surveying
getting ready
Surveying
surveying the waters
Girl and her Dog
girl with her dog
Surfing
back to more surfing shots
Low Swell
waves were higher than they appear
Cautious Puppy
very cautious puppy
C'mere Boy
c'mere boy!
No Go
alright I'll come to you then
No Like Water
water is not his/her friend
Stubborn Dog
master's back
A Bribe
trying the bribe technique
Retreat!
retreat!
Frisbee Saved
frisbee saved
Another Surfer
almost done with the surf shots
Whitewater
white water
Romy's Shrimp Shack
Romy's Shrimp Shack!
Giovanni's
Giovanni's White Shrimp Truck
Tree and Sky
tree & sky
Squeezing Lemon
lemonizing our meal
Giovanni's Shrimp
Giovanni's shrimp scampi
Good Food
good eats
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