04May2014 - Day 3, Touring Oahu

We all wanted to get to see more of Oahu than the Waikiki beach area but we did not rent a car here. We did not despair, we rented Harleys!! Fred got a 2014 Road King and Ed a 2014 Heritage Softail and the girls threw a leg over the back and off we went.

We took the usual route around the island, counter clockwise, with many others. This is prime tourist season and the roads were very crowded close to the city but the views were spectacular. It took us over an hour to go the first 10 miles not because of traffic but because we kept stopping for the views.  We finally decided that we could not stop at every place or we would never get around the island.

The temperatures changed from 80's to 70's depending upon how the wind came off the water, and we even got a sprinkle or two. 

We stopped for lunch at a very small diner called Bobo's BBQ, it was slow but awesome food. 

The road follows the coast up to the North Shore and there are many many parks along the way. We stopped at more than a few, including one where we saw the 'Chinaman's Hat'. I included the picture because Jean liked it so much. 

As we moved North, the temps declined some, wind picked up and the waves started looking a bit more impressive. We stopped at Sunset Beach park, near where the famous 'Pipeline' surfing area is and had to take a swim.  Fred went first and the others decided it was too exciting for them.  The waves were huge and powerful, and sand gets everywhere, but it was fun getting man handled by the waves. 





We eventually moved onto Waimea Bay park which still has big waves but the girls braved it and had fun playing in the surf. 






We then made the more direct trip back to the city, taking the interstate, yes Oahu has three interstates even though you can't leave the island. We arrived back at our hotel around 7PM. Total ride was about 120 miles but took over 8 hours...that is Hawaii riding...it was a blast.

So after getting as much sand out of our orifices as possible, we met the Legendre's, their daughter Valarie and her new husband Farid at Duke's downtown for dinner.  It was a great meal and an appropriate end to a spectacular day in paradise.