Road Trip Fun

Seeing that as of right now i'm working six days a week, i'm trying to make most of my little time off. Friday night we went to see Harry Potter with Laura, Nathan, and their French roommate, Christoph. I didn't go to sleep like i did with Public Enemies, so i guess that tells you something. From now on though, we're going to watch what I want to watch! So far, i've been dragged through Transformers (BARF)! and these two movies. no more. i desperately want to see 500 Days of Summer, and no one is going to stop me.

I had to work the next day, (Saturday), and i was so tired from standing up all day, i did nothing but flip through channels on the couch that night. Sunday, though, was my day: Laura and Nathan had invited us to go to the North Shore with them. They picked us up and we headed on our beautiful little road trip. i kept thinking how i couldn't wait to bring my friends here when they visit! we stopped by this "farm" where they have tons of varieties of macadamia nuts, and painted coconuts. did you know that you can ship a coconut as long as it has a mailing address on it?! no packaging required--just the coconut itself.

We kept driving and made it to Turtle Bay, (where Forgetting Sarah Marshall was filmed). It was okay...a lot of tourists from the hotel there. we didn't stay long, and headed to Shark's Cove. Nathan is great with water sports--he surfs, scuba dives, snorkels, etc.--so he was an excellent person to teach me how to snorkel. there really isn't a beach there, so we just put on our gear and headed into the water. as soon as i got in, there was a little girl there taking a picture of a turtle. so cute! even though it wasn't that deep, as soon as i put my mask in the water i could see all these little fishes and even bigger bright yellow ones. i was so proud of myself too, because we swam deeper in and not once did i feel scared or uncomfortable in the water. it was so amazing! Kimble kept diving under trying to see if he could touch the bottom, but i don't think he ever did.

After a while, we all were starving and needed food pronto. we stopped by one of those famous shrimp places for a bite to eat. so apprently, there's this great debate with these places, because one of them will say they're the "original," the other says they're the only ones that are "fresh," but apparently, only one of these places actually owns the actual shrimp farms. i forget what it was called, but obviously, we went there. so, so, delicious, especially after a day at the beach.