We took a 120 mile grand circle tour of the island today. After a breath taking view of the eastern shore from a 1300' overlook we came back through a tunnel cut through the mountains, past Pearl Harbor and on to the Dole Pineapple plantation in the central valley and the North Shore surfing mecca. There are wild chickens everywhere on the island and this was a good looking specimen. The central valley was formerly a sugar cane production area until the sugar beets put them out of business. Now the cane fields are mostly just weeds abutting emense crops of pineapples. The pineapples are so good you can't eat one without the juice running down your chin. According to our guide they only send us the bad ones:)
The surf was up and the waves were huge and dozens of tiny surfers were having a ball. Mile after mile of perfect coastline with waves that only seem to break in certain areas and not in others giving the surfers safe passage back out to catch the next wave. Seems like a paradise to me. No wonder its so popular.
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