Sketches from Pearl Harbor & Oahu
Dick and his friends ran for cover when the bombs first began to fall. He found "ringside seats" in a nearby drainage ditch.
Thinly layered pork at Kimukatsu.
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Okinawan Izakaya. Great comfort food!
Sketches from Maui and Lanai
The ABC store has everything. I usually get a bamboo beach mat. Cheap and easy to carry around.
The depiction of a distinguished Japanese gentlemen on the cash register assures that your Yen is acceptable here.
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I took a day cruise over to Lanai with Paragon Sailing Charters. Great trip and worth every penny. After an hour or so sail we arrived at Hulopoe Bay and snorkeled there for a while.
Then we headed in to Manele Bay, where after disembarking, I walked over to The Four Seasons and had a cocktail at the poolside bar. Very refreshing, whatever it was!
On the way back, some spinner dolphins accompanied us for a bit.
Napili Bay
Lunch at The Gazebo. I think this place is famous for their giant pancakes, but I had the very tasty tuna melt.
Pirate guy at The Gazebo.
Each morning at about 6:15 a bird would start chirping somewhere near my window. I wonder if it was this guy!
Sketches from Hawaii
I recently went to Oahu and the Big Island for my birthday. Here are some sketches from the ten day trip.
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I wasn't staying at the Surfrider, but I did hang out there. This guy was singing about a little grass hut.
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I liked sitting on the porch in the rocking chairs.
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This is the hotel I stayed for the weekend—The Aston Waikiki Circle. And circular it was. Comfy bed, too!
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First Mai Tai of the trip!
I took The Bus to Koko Head. Slow but cheap. What's the hurry, right?
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So many steps to the top, but worth the view.
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Two great meals—a mixed plate from Rainbow Drive-In and eggs and sausage from Eggs 'N Things.
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Now on to the Big Island. 12B would be an indication of what's to come.
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A really cool beach north of the Kailua Kona airport.
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Snorkeling near Captain Cook's monument. I remember a lot of Yellow Tang and a couple of aptly named Parrot Fish.
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Oh, stayed at the Royal Kona Resort. Great value, great location. Mauna Kea offered an amazing view of the island as far as the eye could see.
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It was on the happy hour menu, and I couldn't resist the colors. Tasted very banana-y. Huggos on the Rocks is a great place to catch the sunset, too.
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Just me, the trade winds, and....a vietnamese silk robe? Anyway, it was a great trip!
Hawaii - Oahu
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