North Shore

I will never, ever tire of going to the North Shore. I probably go every couple of weeks, and I'm like a kid at Disney Land every time. People call it "the country," and "the country" is absolutely stunning. On the drive over from the South Shore you see banzai trees, pineapple fields, mountains and then after about an hour you get to the shore line where the ocean melts into the clouds. Someday I'll move there...

It's starting to get into the rainy season now, so the surf is really starting to get rough on the North Shore. My friends and I went over to Waimea Bay today, where only a couple weeks ago I was jumping off rocks, snorkeling and searching for sea turtles in relatively calm water. Today 12 foot waves crashed right into the shore, so I stayed out of the water and worked on my tan. Ambulances and firetrucks were on standby and every half hour the lifeguard got on the intercom to announce that "little ones" must stay out of the water if you didn't want to lose them forever. Only locals were bodysurfing today, and it was pretty much an all boys club. Every once in a while I saw a body board minus it's struggling owner flying up out of the water... pretty wild. Can't wait to go and spectate at the pipeline next month!