The North Shore is a route I was very used to taking friends along to do, but this time we used the Shaka guide and we stopped at a couple new to me places. According to many I do the route backwards… but it’s my favorite way to do it.

So you start with Dole plantation and see all the pineapples. I liked my dole whip, Charisse did not. Crazy, I know.

Then you get up to the North Shore and see some turtles.

We stopped for a sandwich at a local fave, called Waialua Bakery. I remember only being mildly impressed myself but I may have bought the wrong thing.

And a stop at the North Shore soap factory! We had a great conversation with the worker- we talked about sustainability and they’re working on shampoo bars but apparently it’s a tricky recipe to master.

Then drive along the shore and basically sightsee. Maybe stop for shopping or foodie spots. Then we went to a new-to-me spot, which is a location where Forgetting Sarah Marshall was filmed. It’s called Kawela Bay Beach Park. There was a giant Banyan tree. I weirdly don’t have a picture of the bay. Oh well.

I weirdly don’t have any more pictures from this day, usually I’m beyond exhausted at this point, but regardless it was a good day adventuring around the Oahu perimeter as usual!