Hawaii: Day 3

Sunday we headed into Waikiki for the day. Along the way we stopped at a cool look-out spot known as the "blow-hole." It is a natural ocean geyser formed when the breaking surf is forced through a lava tube. The surf wasn't very high when we visited, so I wasn't able to capture the "blow-hole" on film. We did enjoy the beautiful view nonetheless.



Another view of the "peering place"...

Another shot with us in the frame. It was very windy and sunny!

Once we arrived in Waikiki, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant called, "The Yard House." Much to Scot's delight, they claim to have the world's largest selection of draft beers. Whether this is true or not, they at least lived up to the "Yard" in their name as you can see from the glass in the picture below.

The kids' menus at the Yard House had several games to keep the kids entertained. As you can see from the picture below, my youngest nephew, John, learned a new word at school recently. While we do not condone such behavior, we did laugh our "asses" off when we discovered this!

After lunch, we enjoyed a walk along the beach in Waikiki. It was pretty crowded, but really beautiful. We stopped at the Hale Koa hotel resort, which is reserved exclusively for military. Apparently it is known for their Mai Tais. They definitely were strong- so strong that I couldn't even finish one! Rob took the kids to swim in the pool, while my sister-in-law, Nancy, Scot, and I enjoyed some adult quiet time. Here's a pic of Scot and Nancy.

Kim and Scot (and the powerful Mai Tai!)

Here are Scot and I along the Waikiki boardwalk. That is Diamondhead in the background- supposedly the world's most famous volcanic crater. Awesome.

I enjoyed a short nap on the way home thanks to the sunshine and Mai Tai's. After another Prime Rib dinner courtesy of my brother, Scot helped Rob and the kids hang up Halloween decorations. It was really cute to watch them collaborate together on this.

Hanging lights on the basketball goal...

That's about it for Day 3. Stay tuned for Day 4 when we traveled to Pearl Harbor and the North Shore- lots of great pictures from that trip.