Hawaii Day 5

Friday was another  early morning, as we had  to make it to the Movie tour at Kualoa Ranch, on the eastern side of the island. Ben and I have seen that several times when driving on that side, but never knew what it was. Someone at the hot tub told us all about it, and the fun tours they offer. They told us the Movie tour was fun. On it we were able to see where several movies were filmed, like Jurassic Park and Lost. There is one scene from 50 first dates where Drew Barrymore is driving down a road and hits Adam Sandler. I always wondered where that road was. As soon as we were on it I knew it was it, and second later the tour driver started telling us about the movie and the scene. It felt good to finally have that mystery out of the way! After the tour, Aubrie found an affordable necklace that she could put her pearl in. She was very happy about that, since the ones at the Dole plantation were hundreds of dollars. The rest of the day was saved for the North Shore.

 We drove by the Donkey Ball's Chocolate Factory for some dessert, and held on to them until we got our lunch. Which came after our stop to BYU Hawaii. We made a quick stop there. That's about all it can be, since the bookstore is so small, and there is really nothing there to buy. When I asked Boston if he wanted to go to that BYU he said, "Not really, I like the other one because its bigger." I would definitely have gone there for a semester or two! After BYU we drove by the temple and took some pictures, and then headed to another famous Shrimp Shack; Giovannis. The shrimp there was good, but the lines were long, and it was super crowded. While we were waiting, Sophia got bit by one of the cats that were hanging around. (There are a lot of cats in Hawaii. It reminded me of Rome.)  After the cat drama, we finished up lunch and headed to the North Shore. We pulled out our dessert (the chocolates) only to realize they had melted.  I guess things melt in other places besides Phoenix!  We ate what we could of them, and they were very good, despite the gooiness.

Sophias "injury"

 Our first stop at North Shore was Waimea Park.  We got there only to find out they didn't have the diving show anymore.  The kids were looking forward to that show, being divers themselves.  We left and headed back to   Sharks Cove.  This time we had snorkel gear, and the kids did a bit of exploring.  The tide was a little higher this time.  I just hung out on the sand for most of the time, while the kids explored the waters.   We then left and back tracked to the Bonzai pipeline.  This probably was my most favorite stop of the entire trip.  First the boys played football, and the girls sat by the waterline chasing the waves and watching the surfers.  When the boys came over, all the kids started getting brave and got in the water.   They got even more brave and laid down on the shore line and let the waves push them up the banks, and then drag back down.   They had SO much fun doing this.  They spent an hour doing it!   I loved just sitting there watching them.  The weather was perfect, the views were incredible, and the kids had pure fun with no fighting!

Banzai Pipeline

 After the Bonzai, we headed to Haleiwa for some more shaved ice.  This time we tried the famous Matsumoto's.  I didn't think it was any better than the first place we tried.   But it was awesome just the same.  Mmmmm, I could gain a lot of weight living in Hawaii!  After shaved ice, we headed back to the resort, but not before we made a stop at Teddy's Bigger Burger (a suggestion from Molly).  The burgers were good, but by that time I think we were all done with eating out.   After dinner we headed back to the hotel for some more time in the hot tub, before we rested up for the next day of RELAXATION!