Another earlish start on the road before 8am to head to the North Shore and a little beach called Sharks Cove. Luckily the cove has nothing to do with Sharks, unluckily it isn’t really what you would call a beach as there is no real sand and it is very rocky, luckily it has good snorkelling!
One must arrive everywhere early to ensure parking in limited areas. When we arrived there was one other man snorkelling and some scuba divers coming in. By the time we left at 11.30ish there was probably about 40 or more people in the water.
This spot was for the slightly more experienced snorkeler after Hanuama Bay yesterday, as there was quite a rocky entry and the water was quite a bit deeper. The snorkelling was also very good, with big concentration of fish in certain areas. The water however was the coldest we have had, made more so by a cooling breeze flying over the top of our heads and the sun behind clouds. After 2 hours or so in the water I was ready to come out as was pretty chilly.
Quentin managed to find a cute wee rock lobster hiding in the….you guessed it….rocks! Later on we saw an eel swimming around freely. Actually it was trying to get away from a fish 10th of it’s size who was busy chasing it. The first time I have ever actually seen a eel swimming, not just hiding in the rocks.
As we were starting to head back in we came across a turtle happily swimming around . We blissfully swam with it for quite a while and I thought Quentin was busy getting video footage on his GoPro, only to discover when we got back to shore that his GoPro had frozen so he hadn’t been able to. As I am typing this he is busy updating the software on it to ensure it doesn’t happen again!
On the drive back we stopped again at Teds Bakery to try their famous Chocolate Haupia Pie, a layer of rich, smooth dark chocolate custard cream, filled with another layer of haupia (creamy coconut pudding); topped with whipped topping. Yummy. Really nice and not at all too rich or sweet. Damn if we didn’t share a slice 
We had also planned to stop at Mikes Huli Huli Chicken for a plate lunch, chicken, rice, salad but when we got there he didn’t have any chicken and wouldn’t for an hour or so. Say what, no chicken at lunch time on a Friday. We couldn’t be bothered waiting so carried on back to Kailua (less than 8km away) and went to Teddy’s Bigger Burgers! They were actually really nice burgers, I had the chicken teriyaki one, Quentin beef, but the bigger beef one which after he had finished it did suggest he probably didn’t need it to be quite that big!
Then home for showers and to wash down the dive gear before heading out to have a drive down to Kailua Beach to check it out. We have been here since Sunday and still haven’t seen the local beach which is supposed to be one of the best on the island. It was a beautiful beach, miles of white sand and with a nice trade breeze which cooled everything down. With the wind there was also a lot of kite surfers on the bay, so made for some interesting watching.
On our way back we called into the Whole Foods supermarket, one of the more up market supermarkets where everything is organic, sustainable produced etc etc. Why stop there? Easy they have an amazing pre prepared food section and we thought we would get something simple and easy for dinner. We ended up with some very yummy looking beef kebabs or kebobs as they are known here, already threaded with big chunks of beef, onion and green peppers, and a citrus marinade. Then we walked past the bakery and next thing we have a lemon, raspberry tart, and a fruit berry tart in our basket. No idea how they jumped in, but would be rude not to eat them!
A quiet night at home tonight to prepare for a weekend of shopping. Yippee.