Hawaii Day 3-4

Hawaiian pineapple is the best

After a breakfast of English muffins and fruit, we headed out to pick up our rentals from the snorkel store.

James was our driver; Nicole was our navigator. Bob and Amanda were squished in the back seat next to a grand while a grand and I took the middle seats. The great news was we all fit in one vehicle! We picked up our mask, fins and snorkel from the rental store and we went to Airport beach to see the fish.

I did have photos of our feet trying on the fins; but, unfortunately, I took my phone snorkeling so went the rest of the trip without it. i-Phones don't work after a one and a half hour snorkel session in the ocean! It was a stupid mistake; but, not the end of the world! To those of you who I timed out with Words with Friends. . .now you know why!

Photos for blog posts came from others' cell phones. . .mainly from Nicole! Thank you Nicole!

I am so impressed with how much masks and snorkels have improved since we last used them in Hawaii when our girls were about 8 and 11! Josette loved snorkeling.

Most of the crew

Keira didn't like the taste of the saltwater on her snorkel and somehow, she kept getting water in her mouth. She, her mama and her auntie practiced in the pool and auntie switched snorkels with her so next time, Miss K will have an even better experience. I saw a lion fish and I look forward to the next ocean session.

Auntie the navigator

Auntie is a great navigator. Although, Miss J and Miss K are also good with passing the verbal directions to the driver!

After our morning swim in the ocean, we returned to the condo to shower the majority of sand off our bodies. Then we headed into town to have a burger. The snorkel rental place recommended the burger spot. The burgers were huge, delicious and came with a root beer float. Then we walked around and window shopped.

Orchids grow easily here. This plant was outside our condo. It was so beautiful! There were other orchids too; but, this one had the most blooms!

Orchid 

The views from the patio at the condo were picturesque. We could also see the pool from the patio. It was in the upper 80s and humid; but, the breeze helped it feel not as warm!

Day four was a massage day. James, Amanda and Nicole scheduled a massage with a local and each one said she was great. While they were getting their massages, Bob and I took the girls to the park where they had a blast playing on the play structure and they had fun climbing the trees. They even met a couple new friends who were from Silverton, Oregon. Gosh, it is a small world!

After the park, we went to a farmer's market and picked up a couple pineapple, other fruits and vegetables. Then we went to the fish market and finally, we made yet another stop at the grocery store.

We had hot dogs, cantaloupe slices and chips for lunch. Then we spent a few hours splashing about in the pool.

Dusk from the balcony

Dinner was grilled corn on the cob and zucchini, grilled mahi mahi and Ono fish, steamed rice and a green salad. It was a great day.

Sunset from the balcony

Amanda and Keira enjoying the sunrise