On day 3 what about a nice morning at the beach…the best beaches for swimming in the area of the house are supposed to be:
A short drive gives us Punalu’u Beach: “the perfect beach for the lazy beach goers”. The beach literally touches the road; there is lots of shade and full facilities. There seems to be a beach with the same name on the Big Island so don't get confused.
La’ie Beach http://www.hawaiiweb.com/oahu/beaches/laie_beach_park.htm a.k.a. Pounders: “an attractive beach with a sandstone cliff defining the south end”. The waves on the south end are what inspired the name “pounders”. When the surf’s decent the pounding waves can make for some good bodysurfing. Except during high tide and high surf, there are some wonderfully protected sets of ponds creating bathtub smooth water, it is nicknamed Bathtub Beach (not to be confused with Bathtub Beach at Kokololio Beach).
Hukilau Beach: not much shade here but good views of La’ie point and Goat Island
Goat Islandhttp://www.discoveringhawaii.com/SF_DesertedIslands/DiOAGoatIsland.html: If you are feeling adventurous Goat Island is 720 Feet from Malaekahana beach. If the ocean is calm we can swim/wade out to the island that has two beaches on it that are very rarely crowded.
After morning swimming/playing in the sand with Granny and the kids then I propose lunch at the house followed by a trip to the Dole plantation http://www.dole-plantation.com/Train/james.aspx in the afternoon. We can include any other activities at this point that we may have uncovered on day 2.
This also may be the best day to play golf, as the prices are cheaper on the weekdays than they are on the weekends. Speaking of golf I would like to play the Arnold Palmer course at Turtle Bay http://www.turtlebayresort.com/Home_Flash.asp, however the cost is going to be about $200 each, I’d like to know if anyone else is committed enough to playing that they would join me here or should I work on a course that is cheaper.
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts/oceansafety/oahu/northshore.html
Today's word in Hawaiian is Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-ah-poo-ah-ha) - it is the Hawaiian state fish.
3 comments:
I heard that the Dole Plantation was a "Can't Miss!"
I will play where ever you want!
I say camping at Maleakahana Park is a must....$35 for a tent cabin that sleeps 6 or a 3 bedroom Beach House that sleeps 10 for $60, What could be better? Of course tent spots are only $5, maybe I can find some nylon tents....
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