A Drive Around the Island

The Saturday morning we were in Hawaii we went to the swap meet. We were able to pick up some good souvenirs. Then we went to Pearl Harbor to see the USS Arizona Memorial. We had to wait awhile for our tour to start, so we went to a nearby restaurant called Schooners. It was good. It was open and right on the Harbor. It was a fun restaurant. After that we drove the long way back to the Hotel so we could see more of the island. We drove through Honolulu and saw the Waikiki beach area. I am so glad we stayed on the North side of the island. The Waikiki beach area is crowded and not very peaceful at all. We drove around Diamond Head Crater. We stopped and looked at the blowhole, which after talking to my sister Kayla, it is better during the winter when the waves are bigger. It is crazy how part of the small island is desert and the other part is so jungley. We came across a macadamia nut farm on our way back. We stopped and were able to sample lots of different flavors. We had already bought quite a few macadamia nuts to bring home, but we bought even more at the farm because they were so yummy.

The blow hole