I've read a couple of Mulan's updates, thought I'd add my own. She and dad went to McDonald's so I'm playing with her 'puter.
Today is gorgeous, not a cloud in the sky and the forcast is for the same through Saturday. We've had some wind and rain but it's pretty easy to find the sun. Just get in the car and drive and soon you'll find a nice sunny spot.
The high surf you normally find this time of year on the North Shore has been surprisingly absent. The big surfing competitions you see on tv take place about 10 miles up the road at Sunset beach, Bonzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay. All those places are totally flat. We were thinking about going to Waimea Bay because it would be nice for the kids to swim there as the waves on our beach are bigger. However, there is quite a rip tide there so we are sticking to our own beach. The kids love the waves, my six year old is having a ball boogie boarding on them and doesn't mind the occasional pounding he takes. My four year old is a bit young for surfing but she loves it when we take her out beyond where the waves are breaking and jump over them as they roll in. Her auntie is her new best friend (she lives on the other side of the country) and they are having a ball playing in the surf.
Last night on the news they said they high surf was coming back and to expect 15-20 foot waves at Sunset beach. We'll probably take a drive down there to take a look tomorrow while the guys are watching football.
This afternoon we are going to the Polynesian Cultural Center to take in the luau and evening show. It should be fun. My daughter wants to learn to hula really bad and she should get her fill there. I'm sure she will be begging to go back to Hawaii as soon as we get home. She is having a great time.
The locals have a huge fireworks celebration. You can buy fireworks everywhere! Costco had huge packages of them. They are illegal in our city at home so seeing big displays at the grocery store is a bit of a surprise. We will stock up and have our own little show on the beach tonight. The lady who owns this house said if you have asthma to stay inside with the a.c. on. Must get pretty smoky!
Well, I'm off to the beach. Happy new year everyone!
Rachel