Now what is a Molokai, you ask? Well, it is the island next door to Oahu. I had never heard of it, but many of Shey's friends have been there and loved it. Shey and Dillon have a goal to hit all of the Hawaiian islands, and Molokai is one of the few they had left. So a weekend trip it was!
We arrived at the airport and were told to go to Terminal 3, which is a mystery terminal because where even is it? We were kind of running late and freaking out, but eventually we found out that we needed to take a shuttle there. So we hopped on the shuttle and it dropped us off at Terminal 3... which was 2 trailers connected to each other. We literally just showed them our licenses and hung around until 8:13 for our 8:15 flight. No security or anything, I had dumped out my water bottle for nothing!
Boarding the plane was an interesting experience. We walked out to this tiny little airplane on the runway and had to duck climbing in. There were literally 9 people in the plane, including the pilot and copilot. There was only one empty seat! I about had a heart attack taking off, I thought I might pass out with fear along with not having eaten breakfast! The plane got off to a rocky start, wobbling, creaking, cracking, and dropping. I thought we might possibly die. Good news, we did not die, and soon enough I was comfortable enough to enjoy the beautiful views!
The ride was only 38 minutes long, and soon enough we were pulling into Molokai. Immediately I was shocked by how different it was from Oahu. Oahu is lush and green, and Molokai has more of an African vibe to it. Honestly it made me think of Fillmore, Utah! The dirt was red and the only coconut trees to be seen were on private property. I regret not taking pictures to illustrate what we saw, because it was much different than the pictures Google pulls up for the island! Here is one that Shey got.
We rented a minivan, which was one of our most stylish moves yet. That minivan took us from one end of the island to the other. At one point we stopped "in town" at a little market that was set up for the morning. Shey bought some lilikoi to share, which was delicious. We also stopped for breakfast/lunch at one of the only restaurants in town and ate fried eggs, spam, and potatoes. We stocked up on snacks in fear that all of the food places would close in the early evening!
Our drive took us to some beautiful sights like these black rocks.
We also saw a waterfall from the road which we were hoping to hike closer to. To hike to it, you have to reserve a time for a guide to take you through some private property. Unfortunately we were unable to do the hike today because of a sign that said "no hiking today for risk of flash flood". There was definitely no rain all day long. It's okay, though, apparently you can get leptospirosis from that waterfall.
We decided it was time for a beach break, so we headed to the "best" beach on the island. This beach was definitely beautiful, but much too dangerous to swim in. The waves were huge! We hung out for a long time on the sand before getting wet. We were careful not to go too far in, but had fun playing along the shore!
By that point, we felt like we had experienced all that Molokai has to offer. We had plans to camp on the beach, which would have been fun, but decided that perhaps going back to Oahu sounded like a better idea. So after much more hassle than necessary, we got our flights switched to tonight. By the time we got to the airport we felt so done and ready to be back on the North Shore.
Soon enough it was dark outside and we were once more on a tiny plane. This time we couldn't see anything, and all three pilots and copilots couldn't have been much older than us at all. They graced us with some tunes from the radio along with some of their own singing as we flew through the clouds, safely back to the Chosen Island.
Do we regret going to Molokai? Well no. We definitely wish that we knew we would only need one day and had planned accordingly. It ended up costing more than anticipated to switch up our flights, but we had so much more that we wanted to do in Oahu that it was worth the money. If you go to Molokai, I recommend doing it just as a day trip and preparing yourself for lots of relaxing (which I'm not good at!) The beaches are not the best ones we've seen, but are still beautiful. Honestly, though, I'm never planning on going back, and Shey and Dillon said that it doesn't compare at all to the other Hawaiian islands. Sorry Molokai!
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