Windward and North Shore
We continued along the Windward Coast, checking out a couple nearly-deserted beaches, amazing just a few miles away from crowded Waikiki.
For lunch we stopped at probably the most unusual McDonald’s I’ve ever seen.
Waimea Beach
At Waimea Beach, we watched people line up on a large rock outcropping and dive off into the bay.
Haleiwa
We continued along the North Shore, home to some of the most popular surfing beaches in the world. The world-reknown waves like Banzai Pipeline are much bigger in the winter months, but even in August there were people out there.
We pulled into the town of Haleiwa, where there’s a typical assortment of tourist shops, and some nice vintage cars.
Byodo-in Temple