Sunday as we were walking back from lunch, Grandma asked if there was anywhere we could go to see how pineapples grow. I thought this was an interesting request, and it just so happens that we've never visited the Dole Plantation here on the island, so we decided to go on our way up to the North Shore. 
We took a little 20-minute train ride which Evan loved, and did, indeed, get to see how pineapples grow. Afterwards, Evan also got to feed the fish in the koi pond, so that was a special added bonus.We then drove up to the Waimea Audubon Center, where there is a botanical garden you can walk through that ends in a waterfall. It's the same place I took Evan swimming in a waterfall back in October. You can view the photos here, and also see what a difference a bit of rain makes. Here's what the waterfall looked like this time around:
So, no swimming in the waterfall. There was a lifeguard available to make sure we didn't even consider it, and was kind enough to take our picture.
You'll notice Grandma is wearing a lovely $1.50 poncho purchased in the gift shop prior to the hike. She wore the hood the entire time, so that Jon was cracking jokes that she looked like Senator Palpatine. Among many other firsts for Grandma this vacation, flying by herself, going to an island, being in Hawaii and eeing the Pacific Ocean, she can now add seeing a waterfall to her list.
Afterwards, we drove into Haleiwa for our fave Hono's shrimp truck, in a gravel parking lot, and ate lunch. Grandma had the pineapple shrimp, I had my favorite butter spicy shrimp and Jon had the garlic spicy. Evan had chicken nuggets from the McD's across the street. The Hono's truck also had some spare Sharpies laying around this time, so we had our chance to add our own graffiti to the shrimp truck. Notice I had no clue what today's date was when I added our names. 
Then we stopped by Matsumoto's for shave ice, which is now becoming our routine when up on the North Shore. The Matsumoto (lemon, pineapple and coconut) is delicious, and Grandma got her favorite flavor (which I now know), blueberry.And of course, then we all headed back to the condo for a nap!
