CLIMB WORKS AND A VISIT TO KUALOA RANCH

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After the conference, we only had 2 1/2 days to explore the North Shore of Oahu. Charles and I literally jam-packed as many activities as we could into these 2 days. Talk about exhausting. From sun up to sun down we organized activities to really get a full look at the island as much as we could. First stop was a visit to CLIMB Works to do a bit of ziplining. It was by far my favorite zipline experience to date, although zip lining over gators in Saint Augustine, Florida comes in at a strong second place. We met the sweetest newlywed couple who snapped a few shots of Charles and I doing what we do best, acting cray cray, LOL. We also met another couple who also snapped some super cool pics of us. They were zip lining to celebrate his 47th birthday. Allow me to add that this dude didn’t look a day over 35, just saying. Later in the day, we grabbed some grub at this amazing local Hawaiian spot. I had a grilled pineapple vegetable sandwich and some tasty fries. We then headed back to Makena beach again because clearly we can’t get enough of this darn place. The next day, we headed to Kualoa Ranch Private Nature Reserve and did a full day of touring there. For those who don’t know, Kualoa Ranch is  famous for their beautiful landscape which is often used as the backdrop for many famous movies and television shows such as, Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Snatched, Lost, Hawaii 5.0 and 50 First Dates, just to  name a few.

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Keep scrolling for pics of the full Kualoa Ranch tour.

Best tour guide EVER

A sweet Aussie we met on our tour

Where they shot Jurassic World

Caught in the rain…forest

Looks so cool, huh?

Cute kids doing a walking tour of the ranch

Cute ponchos because it started to pour down.

Helicopter from a movie set

She was so enthusiastic talking about the movies

Chinaman’s hat

Pointing to another historic view

Charles hat, LOL 😂

My yummy veggie and pineapple grilled sandwich 😋

So, these aren’t all my pics, but this gives you an idea of what we were dealing with. It’s the most beautiful landscape, huh?  I have so many more pics I want to share from the tour as we did do a total of 3 tours while we were there so stay tuned for part II of our Kualoa Ranch adventures.

Till next time good people.

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

MAKENA BEACH PART II

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Let us all give a round of applause to the man who did virtually all the driving whilst touring the Northshore while I had my feet up on the dashboard with a hat over my eyes straight chilling. We were lost for a while trying to find the cool private beaches where the locals surf. Ended up back at Makena beach again. I’m cool with that though. There was plenty of surfing going on there and the waves were amazing. Not that I know a lick about surfing, LOL. Confession, I may or may not have used a bottle of water to wash my hair this day, LOL. Don’t ask, really.

By the way, peep Charles using a map instead of his Apple GPS to navigate, LOL. He is such an old soul. He asked me if I knew anything about maps, I was like yeah, I love that song by Maroon 5.

In other news, after this trip we hit up 2 very fancy Target’s in Hawaii, because who doesn’t go to Target in every city they visit? If you’re ever in Waikiki, make sure to visit their 3 story Target, it’s a dream, really.

I’ll be posting a few more blogpost about my trip. We did so many things while we were here so I have a lot of content coming at you. Stay tuned. By the way, my Hakuna Matata tee is from 5 and Below and the jeans are from our impromptu trip to Target.

See you all next week!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

VISIT TO MAKENA BEACH

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Hi everyone! Hope you had an awesome long weekend and a great MLK Day. Heres to another Hawaii post for ya. Now, let’s pick up where we left off. After four days at my work conference in Waikiki, I was more than ready to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and head to the infamous North Shore all my friends were ranting and raving about back here in NC. Without hesitation, our first free day, we dropped our bags off at our Airbnb, and hit the road to see what the North Shore had to offer. After intentionally getting lost for an hour, scoping out the surfers, vegans and pineapple dealers and hippies, we stumbled across Makena Beach. It was quiet, private, and had little to no people, FYI, my favorite type of beach. Charles and I just sunbathed, checked in with family, put our feet in the water, explored the wooded areas, walked the shoreline, took a few pics for the blog and just relaxed and enjoyed the quiet. I love the vibe of the North Shore, the locals are so friendly and welcoming and the pineapples are the freshest sweetest pineapples I. EVER. HAD. Speaking of pineapples, I’ll be sharing more about my visit to the Dole plantation later in the month. What an experience that was!

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Sunglasses | Jumpsuit | Shoes

Most of this trip, I kept my looks loose, easy breezy and of course fun and colorful. I guess that’s what the island life is all about, bathing suits and loose clothing. Did I mention this is my kind of vibe? I’m rocking my Oui Fresh Daisy Sunglasses in Sriracha, Jelly Shoes Lip Gloss and I’ve linked the rest of my look above. The jumpsuit was bought on sale from Target, but I’ve linked a similar look for shopping. Of course, no Hawaiian look would be complete with the flower in the hair. The lovely flower was purchased from a fun tourist shop in Waikiki, but it was clearly made for a day at Makena Beach, right?  Looking forward to sharing more Hawaii post at a later date. Hope you have a great rest of the week.