Day 5- Time for roadtrip! explore Oahu island.
we rented a car for the day with Enterprise @ our hotel. $75* for 1 day(tax included) pick up was easy just at our hotel car park. * Price can vary everyday
After pick-up we went to Safeway(grocery store) to buy some fruits(bought some cut pineapples and tangerine) and some snacks for the roadtrip
next we need breakfast! Had to try this Malasadas, they are a thing here!
line was long but it's moving fast
* someone is rocking his new t-shirt from Crazy Shirts :D
bought 2 guave, 2 macadamia, 1 chocolate and 1 lilikoi(passion fruit)
with all the sugar it's not really that sweet and the dough is crunchy outside(when it's fresh out) and warm and soft inside....totally recommend this. We do like their macadamia :)
Now we are fully loaded and ready for our roadtrip
short visit to Dole Plantation / toilet break hehe
there are train ride, maze and some other attraction but we are short on time so it was just a short visit and few photos
we have pineapple in Malaysia, so it's nothing too interesting for us
more silly pictures
alright continue our journey to the north shore
picturesque mountain view
can see rows of pineapple plantation from the highway 99
Laniakea beach, was hoping to see sea turtles, guess it's not our lucky day
driving up north east, we come across a nice place for snorkeling @ Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District. We arrived at about 9:30am-10am, it was not very crowded
alot of sharp rock best to have water shoe
we didn't plan this, just happen to stumble across this beautiful place by luck as we were driving along the coastal road. Luckily we brought along our snorkeling gear, no rental here but there is a toilet, shower and changing area. It's totally FREE no entrance fee, just park car(quite limited) and start snorkeling
Boon had a bad sunburn from 2 days ago, this time he wore a t-shirt to prevent further damage to his skin
the water was shallow, clear, calm and just gorgeous
i saw so many fishes
kids and baby can also enjoy this place as the water is really calm
we spend about 1-2 hours here and i was hungry....time for some Giovanni's Aloha Shrimp Truck, which i have been reading, it's a must have in the north shore
one last selfie with this wonderful place. Highly recommended
Giovanni's Aloha Shrimp truck!
easy parking and the truck is just by the road side with a nice set up.
My heart skipped a beat when i see CASH ONLY on the truck window. I was like F#$%^K i did not have much cash(in another wallet in our hotel F#*K!). We found $18 in total of cash only and one plate cost $14.00(comes with a dozen jumbo shrimp and 2 small scoops of rice)
Can't believe this is actually happening! thank god we still can afford 1 freaking plate
if not we would have been really upset...like REALLY upset!
there are 3 flavors, original which is Scampi (which is what we ordered), Hot and Spicy and Lemon Butter.
The shrimp is yummy but the rice is alittle under cooked
hardly full and i'm still pissed. Guess what we didn't even bring along debit card(which we can still go to a nearby petrol station's ATM) just stupid credit card!
lesson learned, bring cash for food truck!!!!
at least the frozen yogurt take credit card.....i need to cool down with a nice big Acai bowl
drove just further down we come across a Kahuku Superette, they have fresh poke and they take credit card. Boon said they taste like the sea
alright move on!
Next Polynesian Cultural Center, it's a really big area, entrance fee to see cultural show and luau is quite pricey $60/pax for 3 days. Why can't they be like $30 for one day???
so we just walked around the area (this is free) hehe
enjoying the free things in life...hehe
a short stop over @ Ahupua'a 'O Kahana State park
it's really quiet and peaceful here! village life
continue our journey
another absolutely stunning place to visit Kualoa Ranch, it's a private nature reserve and working cattle ranch as well as a popular tourist attraction(horse riding, bus guided tour, zip line, ATV...etc) . I think it's where about 79 movies and TV shows have been filmed here over the years, including Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Hawaii-five 0 and Lost
absolutely WOW
is this mangosteen tree?
best to come early to have more time to do all the awesome attractions here
feel like i'm in Jurassic world. We didn't do any of the tours or attraction just walked around the area to see the magnificent mountain was FREE. Time was limited, oh well maybe next time!the ATV definitely!
ok to Manoa Falls, our last destination of the day.
the weather is cloudy but we did saw alot of beautiful rainbows
but before that a short detour to korean fried chicken @ Honolulu
$26 for whole chicken or $15 for half
i'm starving!!!! we bought whole chicken* with 2 flavors ( spicy and garlic) comes with some fried cheese sticks and 2 drinks
* we did NOT finished the chicken but we came close
Manoa Falls trail. Entrance is free but parking is $5 ( thank god they take credit card)
we arrived at about 5pm, it was raining and abit dark but i read that the weather here is always raining and the trail is muddy. oh well we came prepared to get dirty. The trail is about 1.6 miles round trip which was not too bad as we had limited time before it gets dark.
Manoa Falls was used in Movies too eg: Jurassic Park, Catching Fire. TV Shows like Lost and Hawaii five-0
at the beginning the trail is still nice and dry not too muddy
but toward half way it starts to get muddy and slippery. It was raining on and off
the trail was quite empty and we took our own sweet time
it's really shaded, nice place to come in the hot afternoon
the trail was easy to hike
it took us about 30-40 minutes to reached the waterfall. By the time we finished the trail, there are still people coming in. There are also a water hose at the car park to clean muddy shoes
And that is our one day ultimate Oahu road trip. A little taste of everything!
car rental with easy dropped off with the hotel valet!
Dinner continue with our Korean fried chicken in our hotel room with a rental movie.
The perfect end to our perfect day! :)
~ Aloha ~
