Aloha

It’s beautiful, sunny, green, blue skies, clear ocean water, and gorgeous all around. I was greeted by my host Craig with a lei. It was night time so I didn’t get to see much last night, but I did get to have a loco moco for my first meal. It consists of a couple hamburger patties, gravy, eggs, and rice. As Craig was telling me it can clog your arteries pretty fast.

This morning Craig’s friend Jennifer met up with me to give me a introductory driving tour of Oahu. We saw the North Shore, Dole Plantation, Waikiki, some other places and tons of amazing scenery. We spent most of the day in the car but made a few stops. I had some fresh coconut milk, which was a great treat and tasted pretty good. Walking along the North Shore beach was amazing to watch the surfers, big waves, warm water, and these guys to shred. Is shred just a snowboarding term or can it be used for surfing as well? And wow, Waikiki is quite the place. I’ve never been anywhere tropical like this and never to a resort town like that. The only resorts I’ve ever been to are ski resorts for the most part, which I’ll sure be missing this winter.

It was a beautiful day. It’s definitely a different culture here than on the “mainland.” And there are no snakes, lots of local foods and traditions, white people are a minority, and for anyone who doesn’t know …pineapples grow in the ground, not on trees. I also learned that this is a busy place, it seems like the traffic here is worse than what I experienced in LA, Seattle, San Francisco, or Chicago. There’s a reason why they call the H1 highway a parking lot. As for me, I can’t wait to get back to the beach and maybe just not move for the entire day.