I was in Hawaii and the general consent here is to "hang loose" and relaxed. So the day only started very slow and after a bit of a hanging loose I followed Matt and Brody from OZ in my car to turtle bay resort all the way in the north of Oahu to have a look around.
This is a much more fancy place and could easily have been used before as the set for Rick's King Kameahameha Club from Magnum PI.
There is however a public beach with a reef protecting the little bay.
We had masks and snorkels and it was great to pass the time here by just snorkeling around a bit. The amount and diversity of little fish was astonishing for the fact that it was a very busy beach resort. I saw lots of colourful little fish and recognized even a couple of little box fish (the one we looked for for ages in Thailand).
Another hour or so was spent just lying at the beach and doing not much.
On the way back to our hostel we all stopped off the supermarket to stock up on food. I could not have 12$ sandwiches every day.
What fits best for relaxing couple of days in Hawaii (and is easy to make - and most importantly incredibly tasty)? Right! Burgers!
Hawaii is not cheap, as it is an island and I spent probably 40 USD for the main ingredients of my burgers, but this included all the initial stuff you need , like a bottle of sauce, a glass of jalapeños and box of cheese. It also included a large bag of nachos and a pot of salsa.... and a six pack of Kona Hawaiian Craft beer... hmmmmmm...
Since the big and very prominent BBQ on the porch of the hostel didn't work I had to fry them in the kitchen, which created a lot of smoke but also turned out crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside beef burgers.
It was an early dinner or possibly a late lunch and next up was a short trip to the mountain/cliff above the hostel.
The guys (Matt and Brody) already set out but I quickly caught up with them and the whole excursion turned a bit into a kids game, running like a Black OPs team through the forest trying to find the secret military base.
We did indeed find the military base in the end just before it turned dark and we had to hike back through the thick forest to the street with our mobile phone batteries draining while using the LEDs to find our way.
Our mission in the hills was a full success which can also be confirmed by the secret GoPro material Brody captured when hiding in the bushes and jumping out in the darkness in front of us.
Pretty silly but great times.
Back at the hostel I spent the rest of the evening with the other "Pro Surfers" listening to stories of waves the caught and trying to get at least a few of the new surf terms right.
Adding to this "hang Loose" surfer feeling was the fact that the TV showed surf Videos of the Volcom Pipeline competition fro two weeks ago. Banzai Pipeline is one of the most famous and difficult waves to ride here in Hawaii and not even a km down the road. In fact we just walked by on the way to the path into the mountains about 2 hours before.
Bernie the owner seems to have been surfing a good bit himself and so he added to the stories with events from the good ole times about 30 years ago.
It's a cool place to hang out, even to just soak up a bit of this surfer atmosphere and culture.
I'm not surprised this is a lifestyle a lot of "cool" people seem to chase.
Later in the evening news came down that the last winter storm of the surf season may be heading towards Hawaii this night and should give us sort of superwaves. Some buoys 300 km off the coast apparently indicated this and everyone go a bit excited and also nervous.
The main surf season is always in the winter in Hawaii and it was coming to an end now in early February.For me it was just a possibility to see some more action out there on the waves.
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