Things Disney Has Lied To Us About

Hey everybody. I went snorkeling in Haleiwa yesterday. It went much more splendidly than the last time (which was my first time to snorkel ever). We were out swimming amongst the fish for about an hour and a half. That's right. I, Tanya, am now okay with swimming near fish. So long as they are much much smaller than I am and seem to be completely disinterested in me. Anyway, the ocean was quite clear and we were able to see lots of pretty fish. I also saw some coral and some sea urchins.

My new home by the ocean has opened my eyes to some things, though. Apparently, The Little Mermaid is full of lies and deceits. First of all, if you've ever washed ashore, it's no fun at all. In fact, it's hard as hell to get out of the ocean on your own accord. Also, yesterday I saw an eel. It seems that eels do not work in pairs for evil half-octopus witches, and they are not out to get me. And, one final bit of treachery on Disney's part: We snorkeled for an hour and a half, and I saw no signs of flute-playing lutes, harp-playing carps, or any carribbean band, hot or otherwise.

All that being said, after we were done at the beach, we headed into the town for some food and spirits. We stopped off at this great little Mexican restaurant called Rosie's Cantina. Now, being from Texas, I'm always leery of Mexican food outside of the Lone Star State. However, this food was really good. I had the enchilada. That's right the enchilada. I kept thinking I was saying quesadilla, but in fact, I was saying enchilada. An embarrassing moment for me, when my plate came and there was only one enchilada on it. At any rate, it was delicious and pretty on par for what you can find in Texas. Who knew Haleiwa, Hawaii had good Tex-Mex? Also, they served me the best Pina Colada I've ever had in my life. I don't normally drink Pina Coladas because they taste either too sweet or too rummy at most places. This one was excellent. I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs up.

Good Tex-Mex aside, Haleiwa is a great place to visit in Hawaii. It's about 45 minutes from Honolulu, and the scenery on the drive over is really beautiful. We were at Waimea Beach, which can become crowded as the day wears on, but we got there at 10a.m. There was plenty of parking and the beach wasn't crowded yet. The sand is much softer than the sand on Gray's Beach in Waikiki but not quite as soft as the sand on Sandy Beach on the east side of the island. Also, the life guards were quite handsome. On this particular Saturday, there were many tasty morsels of eye candy to choose from. Some locals showed up, and were actually louder than the tourists. And, there were some good-looking college guys milling about as well.
Okay, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Mahalo.

-T