Pineapples and sunset Friday

Today we went to the Dole Plantation and enjoyed pineapple smoothies, lots of pineapple merchandise, and the World's Largest Maze! We only managed to find 6 of the 8 stencil stations setup throughout the maze, and finally gave up after an hour. The record holder did the entire maze in 8 minutes. :) We weren't quite 'record-breaking' material...LOL.

After the Dole Plantation, we headed to the North Shore. Mike and I were disappointed to find one of our favorite hamburger joints on the NS had closed, but we ate at the Kona Brewing Company and had a great lunch followed by great shave ice from Aoki's. While at the North Shore, we stopped at a beautiful beach to watch the waves and let the kids play in the surf to let off some steam. It was still too early to wait for sunset over the water, so we drove back to Honolulu and up to the west side of the island till the road ended, and then sat on the beach to wait for sunset. The Yokohama beach was wonderful - soft, endless sand, beautiful views, and rolling waves. Unfortunately, the clouds came out before sunset, and while the sunset was colorful, we never got to see the sun set over the endless ocean. Maybe next time. :)