Dragon’s Nostrils

Carlos arrived Tuesday night and we have had 2 fun days of adventure with the highlight being our hike down to Dragon’s Nostrils today.  



On Tuesday before Carlos arrived finnegan got to FaceTime with his class.  They sang him the hawaiian merry Christmas which was super cute!  He loved getting to see everyone and his class asked some great questions. 


Picking up Carlos. 

Yesterday we hit the North Shore to catch the first day of the Vans Pro.  It’s the biggest waves we’ve seen so far!


We made a quick stop at sharks cove. 









Some kite boarders in the background.  






Today we introduced Carlos to bob’s pizza and island snow.  Then we headed out to find dragon’s Nostrils.  There was a 1 1/4 mile walk up to the top of Makapuu point.  















Super cool cactus flower.  

Per Oahu Revealed there was a trail down to dragon’s Nostrils by the info sign about the humpback whales.  We found the sign even though we didn’t see any whales.  












It was so beautiful the pictures don’t do it justice.  And it was super loud!! The hardest part was the climb back up!



Tonight we hit the farmers market for pig and the lady for dinner, delicious as usual.  Final stop for the night lanikai brewing company. 


Tasting flight. 


The boys found a chess board to keep them occupied. 

Tomorrow we add a new guest...Marisa!!

Aloha!


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