You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams! Dr. Seuss

                                               
Day 3

We're in love with this place!

morning run along the beach
 

 

 




 

morning run

Today was what it must be like to live in Hawaii. (If you are retired of course) We were up early for a run along the coast into Turtle Bay. It’s no Erie Canal but we could totally get used to this! The problem with running in such a beautiful place is we stopped so often to have a look! Indescribable!

morning run. Banyan trees.

We spent the day at the beach “riding” the Banzai pipeline! You don’t see waves like that on Lake Ontario! The pictures don’t capture the power behind the waves. It was like watching a wall come crashing towards you.  It sounded like bombs exploding. If you sat in the sand, the waves would come in and body surf you up to 10 feet away! So much fun! Lou noted that when you stood up the sand filled you pants like a dirty diaper. I think we’ll be finding sand in interesting places for days! No sunburn except for the tops of Lou’s feet! There was a surfing contest going on as well as lots of brave souls venturing out to the breaker. It was apparent to us why Tom Hanks had such a hard time making it off that island. There were frequent announcement from the life guards saying things like, “You don’t look like a strong swimmer, make your way to shore or you will get sucked out to sea”. Gotta respect the power behind those waves! Lots of interesting swimwear. If they were paying by the yard for the material, bet many of them got away paying only pennies for their suits! Yikes!

We had a Mexican dinner and did a little shopping in a small town called Haleiwa. It wasn’t a dry town so we were able to have margaritas and beers.  During the 60’s it was a gathering place for hippies and surfers from around the world. We fit right in. Heard about the cold temps back home! Sorry folks!