We drove up to the North Shore several times on our trip and I cannot accurately describe what a beautiful ride it is driving up the eastern coast of the island. The lush mountains are on one side, while the majestic ocean is on the other. It truly feels like paradise! I don't know the name of the little island on the right, but I saw a mural of this scene painted on the outside of an art shop that painted a face under the water, so the island was the face's hat. So to me, it will always be Hat Island.
I grew up near the Rocky mountains in the desert that are just that- rock. These mountains were all covered in green and so magnificent.
Hat island from the other side.
So many of the mountains touched the clouds.
I couldn't capture it well, but the ocean was the loveliest aqua.
The first beach we visited.
We visited the quaint town of Hale'Iwa and ate lunch at Killer Tacos (although it wasn't my favorite Taco Shop).
I made us drive further down the highway, so I could get a picture of both signs.
My Noé Lynn-y, found her Hawaiian name at this cute boutique Noe Lani.
The second beach we visited.
These beaches were a lot less populated, but they had a lot more rocks, twigs, and other debris in the sand and water. And the water was colder than that at Waikiki.
Looking back the other way. It's still a lovely place to be.
We watched at least a dozen canoes launch from here one right after the other.
What wonderful exercise to paddle out on the ocean.
I was so excited when this sea turtle poked his head up and swam by us.
I'm so glad we got to visit you again Hawaii, and I hope we get to visit you many more times!
