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North Shore, Oahu

19/09/2014 by Jamie 6 Comments

A couple weeks ago my brother-in-law Brett and his girlfriend Christine came for a visit! We had a child-free day on their first full day in Hawaii so we decided to take them up to the North Shore.

Brett McGillen Christine DeCoste

There are so many fun shops and restaurants in Haleiwa. I finally bought the North Shore sign I’ve been wanting so we can take it with us to Germany. Then of course we had to take some photos by the real thing!

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This is my favorite tree in the world *sigh* so sad to be leaving it.

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Our goal of finding some sea turtles was accomplished! Brett and Christine got to snorkel a little and some of the turtles were popping their heads up and swimming up to the shore to rest.

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And these two crazy cats did some rock jumping at Waimea Bay!

Waimea Bay Rock Jumping 1 Waimea Bay Rock Jumping 2 Waimea Bay Rock Jumping 3 Waimea Bay Rock Jumping 4We also made a trip to Waimea Valley and hiked up to the waterfall. I will post those photos soon!

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Currently | Volume 2

31/08/2014 by Jamie 12 Comments

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My Brother-in-law and his girlfriend are in town visiting and we spent the day on the North Shore. Lots more photos to come in a post on the North Shore, but right now we are still busy exploring the island with them!

Watching | The Croods with my son. Sometimes the only chance I have to write is while he’s watching TV. Yes, I feel guilty about that!

Enjoying | My last couple weeks in Hawaii. Oh man, let me count how many days I have left… OMG 17 days left in paradise :(

Wishing | I could live in Hawaii forever.

Listening to | Still Coldplay… need to buy some more music asap

Drinking | Longboard beer. Well I had one last night, I’m not literally drinking one right now. It’s 7:15am.

Worried about | Literally everything that could wrong with the move. Most importantly, my spectacular book collection getting ruined. Also the fact that our things won’t arrive in Germany until mid-November *sigh*

Reading | Master the Basics of German. My mom found the book at the Friends of the Library sale at the Kapolei Library for $1.

Thankful for | time to learn German! Now that I’m not taking any classes this semester, I can spend any free time I have learning German. I love languages and I’m really looking forward to learning more about the German language!

 

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