No trip to Hawaii is complete without a visit to the famous North Shore beaches.  Yep, the same place the big surfing competitions go down in those huge waves… It was a pretty calm day when we went, so we didn’t get to see the absurdly huge waves.  We did, however, see a puppy and that makes it all ok!

Pretty big waves still even though they're "small" for the area.
Pretty big waves still even though they’re “small” for the area.
The beach is a lot more rocky than I expected
The beach is a lot more rocky than I expected

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Wouldn't want to fall into the water onto the rocks...
Wouldn’t want to fall into the water onto the rocks…
Kids playing in the water
Kids playing in the water
Puppy!
Puppy!

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Rainbow
Rainbow

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Sand
Sand
Palm trees
Palm trees
Storm rolling through
Storm rolling through
#excessivefilters
#excessivefilters
I love the moody clouds here
I love the moody clouds here
The water was very blue and teal colored
The water was very blue and teal colored

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Tiny snail
Tiny snail
Informational signage up the road
Informational signage up the road
Pretty interesting
Pretty interesting
The Northwest style tikis look a lot less creepy.
The Northwest style tikis look a lot less creepy.