No sun today, thank you!

We woke up quite crispy today so decided to stay away from the beach. The school Lisa works at had a festival going on in Waimanalo so we headed that way. They had live music, keiki (children) hula, smoothies and jumping blow up toys for the kids. Ellie got her face painted with a unicorn and some hearts.

We also saw a horse with an aloha shirt on that Ellie had to have her picture taken with!


We then did a drive around the east and south part of the island. We've done this many times before but it's always stunningly breathtaking. It was bright blue skies and clear blue water.

Here is Ellie and Owen near Makapu'u Beach:





We drove through the Portlock area, which was first for us, looking for Dog the Bounty Hunter's house, but no luck. Made a stop at the Holano Blow Hole, but it was not blowing today.

This is Sandy Beach on the left. Great for boogie boarding, not so much for swimming. This is where President Obama hung out while campaigning here. He's a trooper!


The "From Here to Eternity Beach"


We went on to The Kahala Hotel, one of the fanciest places to stay on the island. Lisa says most celebrities that come to Hawaii stay here. I thought I saw Lorenzo Lamas by the pool but it couldn't be confirmed! They have dolphins and a pool with colorful fish, turtles and a manta ray!



Went to a new restaurant on Waikiki for lunch, Jimmy Buffet's at the Beachcomber. It was awesome inside and had really great food too!




Ellie did some hula hooping while there and Owen and Jeff had some fun too.












Checked out the surfing museum next door and the Gillis-Davis family did some space surfing!










Ellie decided to spend some of her money and opened an oyster to find a beatiful white pearl inside. Lisa and Jeff got a piece of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory to take home for later and we checked out the newly renovated Royal Hawaiian (that's the totally pink hotel, one of the first on Waikiki). So, the beach of the day is: Waikiki