Tuesday we woke up and walked down Waikiki to a place to rent our Mopeds for the day. Needless to say, Brad was extremely excited for this! We got our 2 minute tutorial on how to ride a moped, and we were off. Brad opted not to wear the helmet, but I did. I looked like a tiny person on a little bike with a fat round red helmet! Brad spent most of our drive out to Pearl Harbor glancing over at me and laughing. Not sure if it was the horrified look on my face as trucks and cars were zooming past us or the big red helmet! We arrived at Pearl Harbor and spent a few hours touring the memorial! It was breath-taking and something I’ve always wanted to see. After that, we hoped back on the mopeds, this time, I decided to go with the wind blowing through my hair and no helmet. Per Brad’s advice, there’s nothing like the warm wind blowing through your hair :) We drove to the other side of the island and visited Sea Life Park where we saw sea turtles and dolphins swimming. We left there to drive back to the hotel, when we were caught up in a torrential downpour and struggled to drive our little mopeds home in the rain! It was an experience we’ll always remember and had lots of fun doing. That night we went to the Magic of Polynesia show.
Wednesday we got up and went snorkeling at Hanamua Bay. It was beautiful! You are so close to the reefs and the fish are fun to watch- but we didn’t see any sea turtles. After snorkeling, we rode the trolley down to the marina to go on the Makani Catamaran. That was so fun! We saw sea turtles in the distance and the dolphins came up to the boat and swam next to us for a little bit. It was fun to just sail around the island and see Waikiki from a distance.
That night we took a tour bus to the west side of the island for a luau! This was the best luau on the island and it was a ton of fun! We met a couple from Vancouver Island, BC and ate some good food and saw some fun Hawaiian dances.
Thursday we went hiking first thing in the morning before it got too hot. But the thing about Hawaii is that it never cools down, so it was still hot at 8am!! We hike all the way up Diamond Head and the view was amazing and worth it! It was actually a fun little hike and I got a certificate stating that I hiked a mountain and survived, and if any of you know me, I’m not a hiker :)
After the hike, we went to the famous Duke’s restaurant and went boogie boarding on Waikiki beach. That night we went to the most famous and nicest restaurant on the island, Alan Wong’s and had the best time! Our dinner was quite the experience when I ordered a rare Hawaiian fish and when it was served, it looked as if it was something that is killed, stuffed and belonged on a wall! It was the weirdest looking thing, it was the whole fish, steamed, with a slit down the middle with salad stuffed in it! But after I got over that fact that I’m eating a fish that still has eyeballs and teeth, it was pretty good! Then, as we are enjoying our meal, we saw two famous actors from the show LOST walk by us to sit two tables behind us! It was a fun celebrity sighting!
Friday we rented a convertible Mini Coup to drive around the Island and head up to North Shore! We made it to some famous spots on the Island like Matsumoto Shaved Ice and Giovanni’s shrimp truck. We stopped at Sunset Beach and played in the ocean. The current and waves on this side of the island are unbelievable! We drove up to Pali Lookout and enjoyed beautiful views along the way. We made it back to Waikiki just in time to watch the weekly firework show! Saturday was our last full day in Hawaii. We just spent the day relaxing and hanging out at the beach.
We went and had happy hour at the restaurant at the top of our hotel and watched the last sunset, then walked along the beach! We owe a huge thank you to my grandparents Gayle and Donald Mullin for being so generous and giving us this gift of Hawaii! We love them!
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