Family day at Waimea Bay Beach Park by Rachael Burgess

Best Beach On Oahu (It’s Not Lanikai)

I know this is a big statement to make about an island with over 200 miles of beaches… And I know I am disagreeing with the vast majority of people who say Lanikai Beach is the greatest beach in Oahu. But I really believe that Waimea Bay is the best beach on Oahu. I feel like after living on Oahu for three years I am semi-local, so I can make decisions like this.It was the first place we went when we arrived in Hawaii for our vacation this year. It will be the last place we visit before we leave too. I will tell you all the reasons I love it so much further down in the post.

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‘Tricked you!!’ her new favorite thing to say. She is always trying to come up with ‘tricks’ to play on us. Wonder where she gets that from…. (kris)

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Photo-bomber👆🏼 I was trying to get a bump shot. She wanted to show off her bump too🙈 She is convinced there is a baby in her tummy…💞

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I call this one, ‘heavenly child descending’👼🏼  or maybe ‘alien landing’ 👽.

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Swimsuit: Cake Maternity | Z’s Suit: Old Navy | Kris’s Shorts: Old Navy


So I am FINALLY getting around to sharing my Hawaii pictures! We have been so busy soaking in the sun and enjoying every minute here. These are from our first day on the island. Like I said earlier, the first thing we did was run to the best beach on Oahu, Waimea. I love every beach on the North Shore, but Waimea Bay takes the cake. We were all jet legged and got to the beach at 8am Hawaii time, 2pm our time. That was probably the first time I have seen this beach empty. It is hard to get a parking spot at Waimea Beach in the afternoon. It is easy to see why when you get there. Waimea is such a beautiful beach with SO much to do.

At Waimea you can swim, rock climb, jump off the big rock, snorkel around the rock, boogie board in smaller waves (summer only, the waves get really big in the winter). You can also just relax on the beach. And yes, I know you can do a lot of those things at Lanikai Beach too, but Waimea is way prettier. Not to mention it is way better for swimming because the water gets deep a lot quicker and the ground is soft and sandy everywhere.

Last time we were there we had a big sea turtle swim right up to us! It was pretty cool, Kris told me not to move my feet while I was swimming and so I looked down and it was literally directly underneath me. One more kick and I would have hit it. The turtle swam up to the surface and popped it’s head out. Zoey was so thrilled and kept yelling, “I love you turtle!! I love you turtle!!” while we followed it around. To be fair I have only been to Lanikai once and I have been to Waimea at least 100 times, so it has had a lot more time and memories to grow on my heart. I want to visit Lanikai sometime this week so we can get to know it a little better.

The fact that all our bathing suits coordinated was totally an accident! I was looking at the pictures afterwards thinking, it looks like we planned this. Haha, but nope. Just a lucky accident. I am so happy to have found a one piece maternity swim suit that I LOVE, I am pretty picky so it wasn’t easy… It is not too tight, but doesn’t sag at all either. Perfectly fitted around my bump. I love the simple design. This bathing suit will not wear out easily, it is lined with a super comfy, mesh like materiel that feels really durable. I wouldn’t be surprised if this lasted me 2 or 3 more pregnancies (which is probably more pregnancies than my body will last through😂). Still, I love to know when I am spending money on something that it will last me a good while.

So to sum up my thoughts for the day if you are heading out on a baby moon, go to Hawaii and pack a swimsuit from Rosewater by Cake Maternity. Oh and don’t forget to visit the best beach on Oahu… I love you Waimea!!!! I will try and get some more of our Hawaii pictures up soon. ALOHA!

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  1. I have to admit, Waimea was not usually my favorite because of all the people, but when the waves are calm and it’s empty because of the evening time I love it!!!!

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