Not sure how the first four days have happened so quickly! In any case, we like to think that this 'blurry' (or probably 'blurring) state of affairs is what we were looking for! Today we check out of Turtle Bay and head down to the Kahala Resort outside of Honolulu. It is about an hour and 20 minute drive, but today we went a bit further out on the coastal route because the scenery is really spectacular.
As it was Saturday, there was a fair amount of traffic along the coast. It is impressive how may families migrate to the beach for the day, setting up tents, tables, chairs and BBQ grills. The road is only two lanes and follows the water much of the way so you get to see all the action. As you approach the eastern outskirts of Honolulu, the topography gets dramatic and the views quite amazing. Even though we have hundreds of photos of this part of the island, bw still can't resist more.......so be prepared!
We checked into the Kahala around 1:30 and they said they needed another 20 minutes on the room, so we headed down to the Seaside Grille for a small lunch. After our fourth consecutive buffet breakfast at Turtle Bay, we had no real need for lunch.......but decided to split an order of shrimp spring rolls and two virgin pina coladas.
We didn't mind the slight diversion waiting for the room as the woman at the desk said we had been upgraded and it was a wonderful suite! She said it was a great room for our 50th wedding anniversary! We often forget that we use this for every reservation we make.....and have for several years! Turns out that the room was really a bit more than we expected. I will provide a quick video tour. In any case, we collapsed for a couple of hours and then went down to the beach for a swim........all very relaxing.
Dinner tonight was at the 'House without a Key' at the Halekulani Hotel. This, along with 'Orchids' are two of our old standbys on Waikiki Beach. It was really crowded and there was a line of folks waiting for tables, but we got ours rather quickly and strangely enough it was the same table as last year, out under the porch roof with a great view of the musicians and hula dancer. We had a very nice waiter from Milan......and after a drink or two we were talking in Italian, until Andrea told me I had to cool it a bit. Great meal and a wonderful time was had!
Haha, see the foot at the bottom of the hot tub? Andrea and I did our early morning swim and soak again. The fish almost look real!
Breakfast hangout........and Andrea getting her omlette!
and another walk around the point.
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