| When planning my vacation to Hawaii in 2005 I | | | | beaches (banzai pipeline, waimea bay, sunset |
| thought about what island would be best for me | | | | beach). We also had time to visit the not so |
| and my boyfriend to visit. I thought that Oahu | | | | known, hidden, but even more beautiful beaches |
| would be too americanized and not much of a | | | | you never hear about. Snorkeling and surfing |
| contrast of what my current way of life already | | | | hawaii's beaches is probably the most underated |
| is here in the states. Needles to say I was | | | | and must do activitys everyone needs to try and |
| shocked at how much I enjoyed the 4 weeks in | | | | best of all its free, well maybe you need to rent |
| Hawaii, I really wished that I could have extended | | | | a board and snorkels but its only like $10 a day. |
| my vacation another few weeks. | | | | Among the many hawaii activities such as bottom |
| I decided to stay my first week in waikiki to get | | | | fishing, charter fishing, shark tours, and scuba |
| used to the island style before spending the | | | | diving there are more then enough places to eat |
| remainder of my hawaiian vacation on the north | | | | in Hawaii's northern paradise. New York style |
| shore. I have a friend that owns a vacation rental | | | | pizza, world class hamburgers, amazing rotisserie |
| in Haleiwa and he let me stay there for free | | | | chicken and all the local favorites can be found |
| because one of the bedrooms were being | | | | either in Haleiwa town or along the stretch of the |
| remodeled. Although waikiki has its own feel and | | | | coast. A favorite of mine is the shrimp plate lunch |
| flavor the north shore is a much more slower | | | | served by the many shrimp trucks parked along |
| pace and more to my liking. The people are so | | | | the roads. |
| friendly and truly exhibit the "no worry's" mindset | | | | If you are contemplating a trip to Hawaii fear no |
| of happy country livin people. | | | | more because with eight different Islands to |
| The north shore is world renowned and known | | | | choose from and each with its own flavor you |
| for its beautiful beaches, me and my boyfriend | | | | are sure to experience something unique around |
| had a blast visiting each one of those famous | | | | every corner. |