tourist for a day...

My Good, good friend from high school days came to Hawaii for a short visit in the Islands.

Actually, she was just passing through Oahu on her way to Kona...so we got to spend all of a day together. And with such a short amount of time, I had to wrack my brain for a brief, but thorough, circle island tour!

As soon as Sara stepped off the plane, I dragged her to, of course, Diamond Head. Poor girl didn't even get to rest after her flight!

Sorry, Sara...but we were on a tight schedule!! :)

Wow...look at the VOG! With Kona winds, the view wasn't as spectacular as it could have been...but the weather was surprisingly cool and with some light sprinkling of showers on our way down, it was still a great hike!

Our final day together, we set out for a whirlwind tour of the island of Oahu.
First stop, Pali Lookout.
Again, a bit VOGGY...but still a nice view. And surprisingly, very chilly.
Can you see the girls whining and complaining about the cold and wind?
Well, they were!


Then it was off to the North Shore.
We drove by the PCC (which, next time, we'll actually go INSIDE!), my old school-BYUH, and then Laie Hawaii Temple.
Afterwards, no stop to the North Shore is complete without a trip to the shrimp truck in Kahuku!!
Mmmm...shrimp scampi!


Then, to round off our Circle Island tour, we drove by Sunset beach and Waimea Bay where the surf was pounding out some serious 15ft.+ waves...and headed through old Haleiwa Town.
Where, of course, we had to stop by for some shave ice at Matsumoto's(which, BTW, who knew they actually have a website?!).

Then, barely making it to the airport in time, we said Aloha Oe to Sara...

come back soon!!!