I love O'ahu. It's no secret. I love all of Hawaii, in truth. When back on the mainland, I watch Hawaii 5-0, not so much for the show (it's okay, it has a bit of the campiness of a soap opera) but because it's fun to see the island. The girls, esp. Amara, has taken to joining me on a Saturday morning to watch the show to see old and new sites via the show. We are there vicariously through the t.v.
Well, it was quite the surprise the day we arrived at Turtle Bay to discover they were filming Hawaii 5-0 in the area. We drove, and later walked, past the trailer sites, hoping to get some info on where they were doing the actual filming. A friendly guard told us but we discovered it was behind a gated community (with a sign warning of explosives and not to worry). Amara became obsessed (as she often does with something new) about seeing the show being filmed. Despite Don and I telling her that was not possible, we didn't couldn't get behind those gates, she kept annoying the heck out of us (ops, I mean asking us!) about seeing them.
A couple of days later, she no longer was fixated on this and off we went to do some horseback riding. Just the two of us. To both our surprise, and delight, about a mile into the trail, we came upon what I initially thought was a homeless camp. Until I looked closer and our guide confirmed what I suspected; it was the scene that was being shot for the show before they broke for the weekend. Amara was so thrilled!
When we got home, we both expected it could be weeks before we watched on t.v. what we saw with our own eyes. We were in for another surprise when the next week, there was the scene we saw, which provided Amara the opportunity to understand filming and editing as she saw the storyline not matching up with the reality of the location of the filming, etc.
Traveling brings many unexpected things. Usually, I experience things more profound. On this occasion, something more mundane, as seen through a nine year old's eyes, brought equal joy.
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