On our drive through the North Shore, we passed by the Chinaman's hat (a rock that looks like a China man's hat, thus the name). We also passed by the Macadamia nut factory (well known company that packages those yummy nuts with chocolate. We bought several boxes home with us to share with family.
Chinaman's Hat, Macadamia Nut factory
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While driving, I noticed there were several small shops located on the side of the road called shrimp trucks. And most of them had line ups beside them so I got curious and wanted to try some. We stopped at Romy's shrimp truck and bought 1 pound of fresh prawns for $16. The box contained 7 large prawns steamed fresh with garlic and butter. Yummmm. It was a nice treat although there wasn't enough to go around. Next time we'll have to try some of the other shrimps/prawn dishes.
I've heard alot about the North shore beaches, that if we had time we should definitely check them out. Most of the beaches were for surfers, due to the strong waves. These were the beaches we passed by:
Sunset beach - lots of waves with sandy beach, good for surfing
Pupukea beach - lots of rocks, had a circular structure near the shallow end so it is good for snorkeling
Laniakea beach - also called turtle beach (we drove by and didn't stop)
Waimea beach - calmer flat beach.
Jasmine had been looking forward to playing in the sand and water today, and was finally able to take a dip at Waimea beach.
The last stop of the day was the Dole Pinapple Plantation Tour. We got there just in time to get onto the last tour, via a 20 minute train ride. It was pretty neat. The kids loved being on the train and looking at the plants. It was pretty informative (although I don't remember much of it now).
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