Saturday

After a good night's rest, Steve and Stefan headed off to Thrifty's to pick up our hire car. It was just over a kilometre away. Our car is a black Dodge Caravan, 7 seater with two car seats for the little girls. We packed some food supplies and headed off, first to find the church we hope to attend on Sunday.

Our three day transport

After finding the church (Trinity Presbyterian Church), we headed up towards the north shore. Around lunch time we stopped at Kualoa for a bite to eat. It was amazing to be at the beach at the base of the mountain ranges with the tops in the clouds.

Moving on we stopped at some local markets and bought a few Hawaiian clothes! Shantel loved her dance dress! 

The girls in the new dresses!

And since the locals love their shaved ices, we tried them as well. They were huge cones of ice which they drizzle with three different flavoured syrups. Lots of choices: banana, watermelon, bubblegum, vanilla, strawberry and so many more I can't remember them. All went well until Steve's fell apart all over him and on the car seat! It was quite funny but a mess to clean up!

The shaved ices and Steve blending in with the locals!

Shortly after we found a nice beach so Steve and kids all went for a swim.

 
 By then it was getting quite late and time we headed back to Waikiki. We found our way back using common sense since both our phones had gone flat :(   The kids were showered and after Macdonalds for dinner, they went to bed and I updated the blog!