Pug meet up in North Shore

This morning, our little family drove to the North Shore to meet with other pugs and their owners for their monthly pug meet ups. It was our first time going to this particular beach and it was beautiful. We were on the beach for an hour or so and only saw two people, pug owners not included. It's open to the public but it seemed as if it is relatively unknown to the public. There were over 10 pugs, all shapes and sizes. A lot of them dived into the water, whereas others (Guinness included) stayed on the shore.

Guinness who is afraid of any body of water (as mentioned on my previous post) got some swimming in though. We of course had to carry him in the water as he avoided the water as much as he could. Even when we carried him in, he always swam towards land.  Although Guinness still tried to avoid the water, we would like to think that he did warm up to liking the beach a little bit more. Overall, it was a great meet up because Guinness got to play with other pugs. Needless to say, he was knocked out the rest of the day.  

Of course, it would be a crime to not get Kahuku shrimp when on the North Shore. Luckily for us, the drive there from the beach took only 8 minutes. We normally go to Romy's but the wait was too long therefore, Fumi's got our service. It wasn't great as Romy's but we were hungry. 

Judd Hiking Trail

Hiking, a fantastic activity that anyone can do for free. This past Saturday, we hiked the Judd Trail on Nu'uanu, Guinness in tow. I originally wanted to go see the ruins but I had no clue where it was. Anyway,  Judd is a dog-friendly hiking trail that requires our furry friends to be on-leash. This was our pigs first hike and we were excited as to how he would react to this activity. The trail was muddy but needless to say, our pig LOVED every minute of it. He stopped and smelled for every little thing, crossed  and stomped on every mud puddle and even tasted a leaf or two in the bamboo forest.  The only problem we encountered with our pig was crossing the stream. He seems to hate bodies of water so we had to help him cross.  But after falling in, he seemed alright by it. 

As for us humans, we enjoyed this trail highly. We haven't hiked in ages nor do we exercise religiously so this trail was great for us. It is a looped trail so getting lost will not be a problem. Just a warning though, after you cross the stream, there will be a fork in the road. A bamboo forest to your left and a bamboo forest to your right. We took the left trail which goes up first. The right trail goes straight to Jackass Ginger which is a pool of water that you can swim in. If you are interested in swimming, bring some swimming wear. The route we took (which I prefer you take first because it will eventually lead you to Jackass Ginger), was a muddy and slippery experience. Billy had a few close encounters of falling/slipping in the mud. There are a ton or roots and leaves that do make the hike more slippery. If you feel lost, keep going. There will eventually be a brown sign with arrows that point to a path for the Nuuanu Trail (which is a hike that goes further up the mountain) and Judd Trail. We eventually descended down and nearing the end of our hike, we saw Jackass Ginger. After resting and watching people swim and/or jump off the rocks, we followed the stream back to the beginning of the trail.