Hawaii...Day 1

I decided it will be oh so much easier to post our trip to Hawaii by days.  We did so much each day, and took oodles of pictures.  This will help me keep it all straight! So, off we go, then...

Here we are at o-dark-hundred waiting to board our plane.  Our flight left at 1:50 AM (pacific time) Saturday, April 2nd.  We didn't sleep much on the plane so we looked even more tired and haggard when we arrived.

We arrived in Honolulu around 5 AM. We had about an hour drive from the airport to our rental house, and this gorgeous sunrise kept us company on the drive.  We had to pull off and take some pictures.

Home sweet home!  We had a few hours before Abi & John would arrive at the airport, so we decided to take a much needed nap while we waited.

But, not before snapping some pictures of the gorgeous view off the back deck.  Just a little climb over the wall, and there you are at the ocean! Cory was even able to snorkel once behind the house.  The tides & weather didn't really permit it more than once. We also took a drive around the North Shore to Ted's Bakery for a little breakfast. Their glazers (glazed doughnuts) were so ono (delicious), we stopped twice more before the trip was over!

 

 We made the trek back down to Honolulu around 11 AM to pick up Abi and John at the airport.  Then we did some chillin at the house for a bit. Oh, and had some good ol' Hawaiian eats from "Papa Ole's". Also, ono. Also enjoyed twice more on the trip!

We decided to take a drive along the North Shore and see some of the beaches.  We stopped briefly at Sunset Beach. 

Then decided to head up the road to Sharks Cove. 

 John, the photog...

Sharks Cove: nearly sunset.

We did a little exploring around some of the tide pools, but we weren't dressed to get wet, so we didn't see a whole lot.  A few crabs and urchins was about all. We did get to enjoy a beautiful sunset at Shark's Cove, then headed back to the house to get some sleep!