Our first full day in Hawaii started off with a morning walk for the two of us.
It was one of only two days when Marie came for a morning walk, though she did a long walk another day. I'll be blunt: we are both large people and out of shape, Marie arguably more so than I am. The walk was more than her usual, and she might have stepped down wrong at some point, so by the end her back was bothering her and more. I felt badly about that, and I'm sorry it prevented her from coming on other morning walks - I should have been glad of her company. Ah well.
So we were up just before sunrise, as the skies were lightening,
and out the door to head to the nearby Ala Moana Park. Not a long walk there, but we caught some views of boats,
beaches,
birds,
beasts (mongooses - cute but invasive),
and (sorry this isn't entirely alliterative) Waikiki.
We crossed over to the mall, wandered it a little while we debated what sounded good for breakfast, and eventually parked ourselves at an Eggs 'n' Things. It was fine enough. I continued my quest for Spam, choosing that with eggs and rice
and a glass of POG
for a very filling breakfast.
I wish I could tell you about grand adventures throughout the day, but the truth is, after getting showered and changed, we spent a goodly while in the mile, poking in stores, buying some things, later grabbing a small lunch (and thank you to the woman at the one business in the food court who offered me the senior discount, telling me that with my white beard I look like Kenny Rogers!) there, eventually choosing a book in Barnes and Noble to bring to the pool deck that afternoon.
Nice pool, but I wish there was more shade available on the deck.
It wasn't too busy at the hotel pool, though, and I know I dozed off a little at one point. Yes, we did go in the water. Once done with the pool, we headed to the room changed, and came down to the pool level to try the little bar there. Lilikoi (passionfruit) drinks for us - a margarita for Marie, a spritzer for me.
The bar was, sorry to say, underwhelming, but now we know!
Dinner that evening was at a place Van had found back in 2023 for him and me and Conrad. Fête is downtown/Chinatown rather than Waikiki, and I think Marie appreciated that we saw a different part of the city. I was glad to go back and enjoy it again. The hostess greeted us and asked if Marie and I were on a date, thereby beginning a pattern of the two of us explicitly inserting into conversation with service staff in restaurants, bars, and stores that we were brother and sister. I guess not many siblings like us travel together, or something. Anyway, we had a table in a little side part of the restaurant, by the window and across from where the kitchen was doing its magic.
Great views! We started with much better cocktails than at the hotel bar: the Grab 'Em by the Pineapple for me
and the Spicy Kitty for Marie.
We shared an appetizer special, breadfruit with Indian spices and crispy shreds of okra atop,
then it was the Korean steak for me and the coconut prawns for Marie.
The coconut cake was a special as well, and we went for it.
She and I capped the evening with an amaro each, and I was delighted that Marie is into them.
Something else we now share. It was all very good, and we headed back to the hotel with full bellies, turning in fairly shortly after getting back.
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