We went in May 2005 for our honeymoon. We stayed on the dry side of the island but drove everyday to the North Shore!! It was beautiful!! We will go back again. . . totally awesome!!! The picture was taken at the end of the road on the North Shore side. You can’t drive totally around the island but we did go from end to end on as much as we could. We actually just drove right through Honolulu and Wikiki Beach. . . too many tourists!!! Being from San Diego we know beaches but nothing like the ones in O’ahu!!