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| It's been over
10 months since our last gathering of S2000s and I've been wanting
to plan a 'round the island drive for some time, but I simply didn't
have the time. When the national S2000 Club of America was
announced, it provided the nudge I needed to get something
started.
In the weeks preceding the event I
test drove the route to scout photo locations and lunch
possibilities. Once I had these details set, I sent out our
invitations. With the help of our local Honda Dealers, I
managed to get invitations to around 30-40 owners on this
island. I'm pleased to say we received replies from 10
enthusiasts who decided to join our club, and 8 who were able to
join us for our meet.
For several days prior to the our
Sunday date, we had a good deal of rain in the afternoons and I was
hoping for clear skies and lots of "top down"
weather. Fortunately, the weather cooperated! Sunday
morning dawned clear and bright!
We met at Moanalua Gardens so that
everyone could get to know each other and to set the ground rules
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| Our drive through the
Kunia Road twists downward as we drop about 1000 feet towards sea
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(Around the table counter
clockwise):
Josh (with the cap), Me, Junko and
Stephen, Michael and Denise |
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(Around the table counter
clockwise):
Shelby (in the blue) and Daven, Edward,
Ferdi and Imelda, Carolyn and Bryan. |
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| Moanalua Gardens is an
excellent location because it is near a freeway onramp that allowed us to
all get on the freeway together and not get separated too much. We
settled into a comfortable cruising speed as we headed Ewa towards Kunia
Road and a scenic drive through the pineapple fields.
Once we cleared Schofield Barracks and
Wahaiwa town, it was down the twisting winding road towards Waialua and
into historic Haleiwa Town where we had lunch at Pizza Bob's. After lunch
we saddled up again and headed towards Waimea Bay and on to our
destination Laie Point.
As you can see below, the view is
spectacular! Laie Point is a peninsula that juts out forming a
perfect fishing spot and scenic view location. As you can see, my
fears of a rainy day were unfounded, we had more than enough sun!
After the pictures were taken and we had a chance to stretch our legs, we
were back in the cars and headed back into Honolulu. Interestingly,
when we were stopping for a "pit stop" I saw a Silverstone S2000
pull into the parking lot. The driver spoke to a few of our group
then got back onto his car and drove off. It seems he received our
invitation but was busy that day, my wife urged him to send in his
information so we can contact him next time we have an event. |
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Click on the
photo above for the full sized picture.
(Left to Right):
Josh, Junko and Stephen, Bryan and Carolyn, Edward, Ferdi and Imelda,
Shelby and Daven, Me, and Michael and Denise.
Our route would take us
through the H-3 tunnels and this provided the opportunity to snap
the last pictures below. My wife took all the photos you see
here today and that's why you don't see here in any of the
photos. . |
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