Island Adventures

Aloha! We started our adventures last week when my friend Ashley came in from the mainland. She was here for nine days and flew out the same exact day that my oldest friend Teddi and her boyfriend Mike flew in. I've been trekking all over the island to show them our favorite little spots. I also got to explore a bunch of new favorite spots. One being the sea life in Hanauma Bay. Not only did we get to snicker over the tourists attempting to snorkel and duck walk on the sand with their fins on, we got to jump in and get to snorkeling ourselves.

Hanauma Bay

We have been stopping at lookout points all along the island. Here are some of my favorite shots.

Brady, Ashley, and I went over to the blow hole on the east side of the island to watch the sun come up.

Photos of our hammock party with our neighbors, Kyle, Brittany, and their baby Penelope.

Brady and I are obsessed with little Penelope.

The sweet little family.

Ashley and I stopped in at Dole Plantation. The pineapple ice cream is so heavenly. I love to stop in there any chance I get.

North Shore Sea Turtle

See that rock right there called Waimea Rock?

Ashley and I took the 25 foot plunge into the Pacific and let me tell you, it looked higher from the top of the rock! Glad to say we had no major injuries, only a few sore muscles.

We had a little girl's beach day and Ko Olina.

There are so many adventures packed into the last two weeks. Too many for just a few blog posts. I hope you enjoyed all the pictures! Mahalo for reading. Erin

Dole Plantation

We have this list of all the touristy spots we want to visit before our time is up on the island. Dole Plantation was one of them. In our usual fashion, we jumped on the bike and headed to Wahiawa. We did two of the three exhibits, the maze and the train ride. The gardens were closed due to remodeling. I honestly enjoyed walking around the gift shop and eating the amazing ice cream more than I did any of the attractions. However, the recording on the train was very informative. I learned that it takes about eighteen months for a pineapple to produce. For a few weeks there I was thinking about keeping the top portion of the pineapples we were buying at the farmers market and sticking them in dirt to grow. In the end, I decided against it. Anyway, there are tons of baby pineapples growing all around the grounds and it's surrounding fields. I bet this is why the north shore smells so heavenly. It's full of fields filled with pineapple, coffee, and pine trees. Back to Dole, it's totally a HUGE tourist attraction. It's the ice cream. Seriously THAT good! 

Yes ladies, he's all mine. <3

Just a few weirdo pineapples hanging around.

Our ride

The red dirt of Hawaii.

This pineapple is probably less than a year old. Nope, I definitely don't have the time to grow any!

My navigator through "The Largest Maze On Earth." 

Pineapple Ice cream at Dole is to die for!

We walked around the gift store as we ate our frozen treats. Found this gem just hanging out in the kids section.

Brought these guys home for later.

Aloha, Happy Hump Day!! <3