25ft. Waves on the North Shore today!!! Whoo Hoo

 Usually the waves don't start getting huge until later in the winter season, but for some reason they were supposed to be 20-25 ft today so we decided to check them out. Being from Savannah, GA I think the largest wave I have seen has been about 4 ft (and that is being generous).  So, here they are. The massive waves.

And the crazy people nuts enough to surf them.

This picture doesn't do it justice. The rumble of the waves crashing on the shore was crazy. You could almost feel it in your chest.

Oliver went also. He was really hot.

Autumn

 Fred...sunning on the beach of the North Shore.

Plenty of holes to hold the umbrella.

Great day. Great shots of massive waves. 

Kings Village Farmers Market

I walked down to the Kings Village Farmers Market the other night to check it out.  I love farmers markets, seafood markets, any markets - especially when there are interesting foods or produce that I have never tried before. 

Lots of fresh local pastries

Malasadas...not as good as Leonard's but really, who's are??!!

Dragon Fruit - Finally tasted it!!  It was pretty good. Not near as sweet as I thought it would be.

Lychee

Shrimp Balls, Lobster Balls, Fish Balls - OH MY!! 

Dips and marinades

Shrimp Chips

Coffee and Honey

of course...Poke!!! 

Dim Sum

Dumplings, Dim Sum, Egg Rolls and more!

Fresh Coconuts - Just add a straw!!

Homemade Empanadas

Local made cookies

Fresh Fruits

 The farmers market was good. All local everything, which is how it should be. Lots of different types of foods and goodies. I ended the day by going down to the beach and catching the sunset and happened to catch Santa on the Beach...with his violin!!!

The sunset was beautiful as usual. There were tons of sailboats on the horizon, which made it extra pretty!

And then Fireworks. Every Friday night there are fireworks on the beach.

The Big Island

Big Island. We stayed in Hilo while we were there for the weekend. Sheryl had to go on business, so I was lucky enough to go with her and enjoy the weekend together.

Sheryl found a heart shaped rock. No, she didn't bring it back.

Candy Store

Big Island Candies - A must stop

Mexican Food!! Yum!!!

The most beautiful Double Stacked Rainbow I have ever seen!!! 

Black Sand

Day of rest and relaxation. Massage and Pedicure. Thanks!!!

 We have not really had many carbs in a month or so. We splurged with some pizza and pasta. It was worth it.

Pizza with Cilantro Pesto. 

Greek Pasta

Totally worth it!!! 

Volcano!!!

My sister Sheryl!

Flying back to Oahu.

Fantastic trip. Again, tons to see and do on the Big Island, with a relaxed feel and nice people. I enjoyed it.