Leie en bil? Fantastisk idé!
Kjøre hit og dit en hel dag eller to? You read my mind!
Dermed ble det blowhole, gressbrann, chicken katsu, japansk tempel, ananasplantasje og solnedgangsurfing på gjengen i løpet av søndagen. Jeg rakk til og med å sette av en halvtime til dramaøving innimellom all fartingen (gjett om amerikanerne syns ordet "farting" er rart da...)
Wanna know why I'm writing about FARTING? Read the English version HERE!
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Ja, jeg var nettopp på biltur i to dager sammen med familien. Men det hindrer meg ikke fra å ta nok en tur. Denne gangen stakk jeg ilag med Mia, Stine Marthe, Florian og Magnus, så den lille Chevroleten var godt fylt opp. Bilen skaffet vi oss fra Avis bilutleie på flyplassen, for der trodde vi det skulle være billigere enn midt i Waikiki. Sparte oss cirka ti dollar...
Dagens første mål var sørøstspissen av Oahu, i området like etter snorkelparadiset Hanauma Bay. Idet man passerer Hanauma, kommer man til et område hvor man kjører på toppen av et klippelandskap, og det herjende Stillehavet ligger noen meter lenger nede. Det var her vi stoppet for å se på et såkalt blåsehòl som nynorsk Wikipedia kaller det. Den engelske artikkelen er litt mer utfyllende. Kort fortalt er det en plass der sjøvannet blir presset inn i en smal gang i berget, og om denne gangen fortsetter helt til den åpner seg ut i det fri, så vil det sterke trykket skyte vannet opp gjennom hullet. Og det var geologitimen for i dag!
Fra Halona blowhole fartet vi videre (ja, jeg bruker bevisst det ordet akkurat nå), og målet, som var Kailua, var egentlig ikke så langt unna. Men så plutselig: Her kommer ingen forbi! Nei, der bestemte brannmannskap at nå skulle veien være stengt, for lenger framme var det en stor gressbrann. Vi tror det i alle fall var en gressbrann. Hvis ikke må det ha vært et veldig stort hus, for den kraftige røyken spredte seg utover et større område. Hus, gress, trær eller dyr (satser på det var nr.2), vi hadde ikke noe annet valg enn å snu tilbake mot Honolulu. Til Kailua måtte vi, for jeg måtte rekke teaterøving klokka ett. Og hadde det ikke vært for en nokså langvarig lunsj, så hadde jeg nok kommet tidsnok. Omveien tok nemlig ikke særlig mye lenger tid. Jaja, drama ble det, og ferdig med den saken.
Og fra brannfare, omveier og slikt, fant vi ut at en tur til et japansk buddhisttempel passet fint. Byodo-In Temple ligger i Valley of Temples litt nord for Kaneohe, og vet du hva? Der har de faktisk spilt inn et par scener fra Lost. Om det var grunnen til at jeg ville dit? Hehe, neeida, ikke i det hele tatt. All right, kanskje litt da. Tempelet var i alle fall veldig fint med sin stilige arkitektur, flotte hage og svarte svaner (black swan!).
Gjengen fartet deretter videre fra religion til frukt. Langt uti ingenmannsland på Oahu ligger Dole Pineapple Plantation, en ananasplantasje de fant ut kunne brukes til turisme også. Der kan man prøve å finne veien ut av verdens største labyrint av hekk. Det gjorde vi ikke. Man kan sitte på toget Pineapple Express gjennom plantasjen. Nei, gjorde ikke det heller. Om man vil, så tilbyr de guidet vandring gjennom plantasjen. Hah, nei ble jammen meg ikke noe av det heller. Halvtimen på plantasjen brukte vi derimot til å smake ananasisen deres, og den var i det minste god. Turistattraksjonene får vente til neste gang.
Sola var godt på vei med nedturen da vi kjørte videre mot North Shore og Sandy Beach hvor det visstnok skulle være surfekonkurranse denne dagen. Da vi nærmet oss, og en særdeles lang kø kom imot oss, forstod vi at vi var ute i seneste laget. Men da vi kom fram til Sandy Beach, var det fortsatt surfere i vannet, så turen var ikke helt forgjeves. Noe underholdning fikk vi, selv om de ikke kjørte for noe premie lenger. Med dette takket vi etter hvert for dagen, satte kursen tilbake til Honolulu, brukte en liten evighet på å finne en bensinstasjon, for så å levere bilen. Typisk nok lå bensinstasjonen like ved flyplassen, men tror du noen av oss oppdaget det før vi bestemte oss for å kjøre langt avgårde for å lete?
Alt i alt var det en veldig trivelig dag med en veldig trivelig gjeng. Som sagt; vi blir aldri lei av road trippin'. Blir nok ikke lenge til neste gang, nei. Wanna come?
Fart well! Aloha!
For the ones who think Norwegian looks cool, but can't read it:
We never get tired of road trippin' here on Oahu. Rent a car, you said? Great idea! Go lots of random places? Are you reading my mind? Let's go!
By the way, before I start, I probably should explain why I used the word "farting" in the Norwegian text. "Farte" is a verb that means going somewhere/travelling, though it's not a word that is used very often. And don't mix it up with "fart", which is Norwegian for "speed/velocity". Well, that was enough Norwegian for today. Tune in next week for more... (or not)
We rented the car at the airport this time, because we thought it would be a lot cheaper than renting somewhere in Waikiki. Saved us ten bucks... Anyways, at least we got a car, and everyone was happy. First we set sails for the southeastern parts of the island, just past Hanauma Bay. There are some really nice cliffs there, and of course we had to stop and see Halona blowhole as well. I'm not gonna start explaining what a blowhole is, but read this article on Wikipedia, and you'll get an idea of what it is.
Next on our schedule was Kailua/Windward campus. I had to get to theatre rehearsal, but that was easier said than done. Some grass or trees or something else had caught fire, and therefore the road was closed just north of Sandy beach. Nothing else to do then but turning around and head back for Honolulu. Yes, it was the biggest detour to Kailua ever. But eventually, after lots of red lights and heavy traffic (at 1pm on a Sunday!) we made it to HPU's Loa campus, and I could do my scenes. Half an hour later we were back on the road, heading for some more religious stuff.
Byodo-In Temple is a Japanese Buddhist temple in the Valley of Temples, five minutes north of Kaneohe. If you're visiting Oahu, you should go and see both the temple and the areas surrounding it. It has some nice architecture, beautiful gardens and black swans(!).
From Byodo-In, we followed H3 across the island, then headed north towards Dole Pineapple Plantation. They could offer the world's largest garden maze, a train ride on the Pineapple Express and a guided tour through the plantation. We did neither of those, boring tourists as we are. What we did try though was the Dole whip, their famous pineapple ice cream. Delicious!
We ended the day up on North Shore, first looking at the magnificent sunset, then looking at some surfers enjoying the waves at Sandy Beach. Surfing competitions were done for the day, but some felt they still had to take advantage of the great waves. Fun for them, fun for us. And that was it, next stop was the airport to return the car, and we all said good night. Aloha!
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| Halona blowhole Photo: sumocat666 (Flickr) |
Og fra brannfare, omveier og slikt, fant vi ut at en tur til et japansk buddhisttempel passet fint. Byodo-In Temple ligger i Valley of Temples litt nord for Kaneohe, og vet du hva? Der har de faktisk spilt inn et par scener fra Lost. Om det var grunnen til at jeg ville dit? Hehe, neeida, ikke i det hele tatt. All right, kanskje litt da. Tempelet var i alle fall veldig fint med sin stilige arkitektur, flotte hage og svarte svaner (black swan!).
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| Ring the bell! The Norwegians (and the Dutch guy) is coming! |
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| Black swan! |
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| Tidenes gjeng med tidenes antimobbekampanje |
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| Ananasplantasjen hadde noen gale fisker. Se mer av de i videoen |
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| Flink fotograf, eller?? |
Fart well! Aloha!
Beklager dårlig bildekvalitet i videoen
For the ones who think Norwegian looks cool, but can't read it:
We never get tired of road trippin' here on Oahu. Rent a car, you said? Great idea! Go lots of random places? Are you reading my mind? Let's go!
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| Always ready for a road trip! |
By the way, before I start, I probably should explain why I used the word "farting" in the Norwegian text. "Farte" is a verb that means going somewhere/travelling, though it's not a word that is used very often. And don't mix it up with "fart", which is Norwegian for "speed/velocity". Well, that was enough Norwegian for today. Tune in next week for more... (or not)
We rented the car at the airport this time, because we thought it would be a lot cheaper than renting somewhere in Waikiki. Saved us ten bucks... Anyways, at least we got a car, and everyone was happy. First we set sails for the southeastern parts of the island, just past Hanauma Bay. There are some really nice cliffs there, and of course we had to stop and see Halona blowhole as well. I'm not gonna start explaining what a blowhole is, but read this article on Wikipedia, and you'll get an idea of what it is.
Next on our schedule was Kailua/Windward campus. I had to get to theatre rehearsal, but that was easier said than done. Some grass or trees or something else had caught fire, and therefore the road was closed just north of Sandy beach. Nothing else to do then but turning around and head back for Honolulu. Yes, it was the biggest detour to Kailua ever. But eventually, after lots of red lights and heavy traffic (at 1pm on a Sunday!) we made it to HPU's Loa campus, and I could do my scenes. Half an hour later we were back on the road, heading for some more religious stuff.
Byodo-In Temple is a Japanese Buddhist temple in the Valley of Temples, five minutes north of Kaneohe. If you're visiting Oahu, you should go and see both the temple and the areas surrounding it. It has some nice architecture, beautiful gardens and black swans(!).
From Byodo-In, we followed H3 across the island, then headed north towards Dole Pineapple Plantation. They could offer the world's largest garden maze, a train ride on the Pineapple Express and a guided tour through the plantation. We did neither of those, boring tourists as we are. What we did try though was the Dole whip, their famous pineapple ice cream. Delicious!
We ended the day up on North Shore, first looking at the magnificent sunset, then looking at some surfers enjoying the waves at Sandy Beach. Surfing competitions were done for the day, but some felt they still had to take advantage of the great waves. Fun for them, fun for us. And that was it, next stop was the airport to return the car, and we all said good night. Aloha!
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