#10-28 Leaving Hawaii

In the lobby of the Hyatt, I made a new friend.

Waikiki beach. You are lucky if you can find a place to put your chairs or blanket. I just people watched while the guys took a nap. The beach is crowded, and so is the ocean, as you can see by the photos above.

Tall hotels and condos, along with immense Banyan trees. Quite a contrast.

At 4:30 pm on Friday’s the hotel puts on a show. We had lei making demonstrations and dancers.

The ladies are teaching a guy the hula and the man dances the "dance of fire" videos

Back at the park beside Waikiki beach. The clock is accurate and it is almost 7:00 pm. Time to have dinner and watch the sunset.

There is nothing like a Hawaiian sunset. The palms, the ocean and the sun. Serenity. Below is the swimming pool at the Hyatt. I couldn't resist taking a picture of it after sunset with the Tiki torches and the lone swimmer.

We say good by to the Waikiki Hyatt and head back to the condo for our last two days in Hawaii.

Ala Moana Shopping Center. WOW!

We had half a day, after we checked into our condo before we could use the room, so after spending the morning doing laundry (a big laundry room at the condo’s) we took off and went to the Ala Moana Shopping Center. I remembered it being a beautiful and different “mall” than we have on the mainland. It is all outdoors and not only is is full of great shops, eating places and sculptures it can be educational as well. We strolled along the koi ponds, had lunch and coconut/pineapple ice cream and Dixie even bought a new pair of shoes (big surprise!) We rode the city bus ($1.00 each senior, each way) and it was an easy trip and well worth our time.

The next day we took the mini-tour of the island, just so we can see those sights before we board our planes back to the mainland. Charlie back to Las Vegas and the two of us back to little Rogue River, OR to pick up our RV home and Gidget!

Diamond head in the left top corner.

Hanauma Bay, some of the best snorkeling in the islands. It is a sunken volcano crater. It is also on the city bus route.

And, you take this tram down to the beach from the bus stop.

This is Eternity Cove. The movie From Here to Eternity was filmed here. It is a popular spot for swimmers.

Eternity bay video showing the swimmers and the rock climbers!

The city were our bus driver lives. She told us the commute into Waikiki takes her an hour because the traffic is so heavy. Oh, but what a beautiful place to live!

The kings residence. We are back in Waikiki now. And the traffic is heavy.

Bye Charlie. Our last dining out together. “I think it is cocktail hour!”

Charlie left at “0” dark thirty a.m., and we left around noon on the 26th of Aug. We arrived back at Medford airport at 11:56 pm and Mark and Teresa were there to meet us. While we were gone, our sweet son, Mark, worked on the Suzuki and now we can roll down the passenger side window. Thank you so much!!! Lots of love.

This was an amazing trip, and I hope everyone who reads this blog enjoys the pictures and comments.