A Bird's Eye View of Oahu

Oahu Bound! Ugh...where's this?

      

I think they made us go the Long Way to the Airport.

I don't know where this is...do you?  The clouds look neat though.

 

Here's another shot...does the world look round?

One final shot...I think the clouds look so cool.

Flying back to Oahu from Seattle, Took some shots from our window seat before landing. The clouds looked so pretty. They remind me of cotton candy "splats".  And, I don't know exactly where our pilot flew off to before we landed but it seemed as if we were coming in from the Ewa Beach side of the island. Awful lot of buildings below..could be just Sand Island area. It wasn't the normal tip and dive onto the landing area. 

A Lazy Day In Haleiwa Town...A Must See For Locals and Visitors Alike

In Old Haleiwa Town, hanging out at the Beach

Some Senior Visitors Lounging Under the Coconut Trees

Aoki's Shaved Ice
A Must Do Stop in Haleiwa
Right Next Door to Matsumoto's Shaved Ice place
Aoki's has more Creatively Tasty Syrups than Matsumoto's and just as Super Fine Shaved Ice

The Shaved Ice Syrup Selection Menu
taped to the window.

Japanese Tourists beating the heat with a Tasty Treat

Jimmy slurping up our shared treat...Chocolate with Pink Haupia (Coconut) Syrup
OMG, this was Heavenly!!!

Jimmy and I outside Cholo's Mexican Restaurant
waiting to eat lunch
Yum Yum for our Tum Tum

If you are visiting Oahu, you have to drive or catch the Bus out to the North Shore side of the island and hang out in Haleiwa town. It's our version of Laguna Beach but way way way laid back. There's a lot of good places to eat, great shops to check out, DELICIOUS Shaved Ice to eat for both Young and the Older folks. And, you can also take a dip in the ocean. It's a quaint surf town with a lot of charm and character. You will LoVe it.

Jimmy and I go there every so often. I love to try out different flavors on my Shaved Ice. Try getting ice cream on the bottom and mochi on the top. Yummy!

Summer of 2009 Lychee Bonanza in Laurie's Backyard

Bucket of Delicious Lychee

Laurie and Jimmy picking Lychee from her tree

Laurie with a branch of her bounty

Branches from the Lychee Tree

This is the Last Bucket of the 2009 Season

Lychee is One of my Favorite Fruit. When it's good, it's Very Very good. The flesh is opaque white, firm, fragrant, and JUICY!!!! I love it when it's ice cold. You can even freeze it, like grapes, and eat them frozen. Yum Yum just thinking about it.

This year, we went to our friend Laurie's house in Honolulu and helped her pick the last of her Lychee bounty. The miraculous thing about this is that this Lychee tree never bore fruit for the longest time. Last year was the first year this tree bore fruit in years. I'm glad it decided to bear fruit again bc it certainly has sweet juicy fruit.

Jimmy and Laurie used fruit pickers to "pluck" the fruit along with some branches and leaves. Later, they cut down some of the branches as the tree needed a bit of pruning.

All I can say is, I can't wait for next summer to arrive. Yum Yum for my Tum Tum. :)

NOTE: To see an OLDER POST on Lychee from 2008 with lots of pictures. Click HERE.

It's Never Too Late for Fireworks...Reminiscing about 4th of July 2009

It's a little late but never Too late for FIREWORKS!!! especially from Hawaii. My family and I celebrated the 4th of July out in Waikiki near the Natatorium at the San Souci Beach. Jimmy video'd the ending part of the fireworks....spectacular! check it out....

Delicious & Juicy White Nectarines On Sale Now

Yummy Yummy for Your TuMmY!
White Nectarines

These Yummy sweet and juicy White Nectarines must be in season now bc they are so Delish! We went 3x to Foodland to buy more and more and more of these this week. Yesterday, I bought 8 of these and have left them out near the window to ripen and slightly soften. Then, I'll put them in my green foodsaver bags and place them to get nice and cold in our fridge's fruit bin.

What are you still sitting here for? Go jump in your car or run down the street to Foodland and buy them now while they still have this batch left.

My 1st Chomp...chomp, chomp, chomp...Gone! :)