It wasn’t too hard to make the time adjustment in Hawaii. Coming back to the mainland, however, has been a different story. k doesn’t seem to want to go to sleep at her usual 7 p.m. anymore.
As for Day 2, we headed out to Hapuna Beach first thing. We had read a lot about this beach so we had high expectations. D liked how the sand was wide and smooth; a good running beach. The snorkeling, was just OK, though. There were some waves, and I caught a good one on a boogie board I was using for snorkeling (there’s a hole so you can see through it). Caution: don’t scroll down if you don’t want to see a picture of D sans shirt! 🙂
k had fun playing with her sand toys.
We ate lunch at one of my picks, Cafe Pesto. We shared the Pizza Luau (kalua pork, local onions, and pineapple) and the Four Seasons Pizza. Very tasty!
After lunch we stopped in at Lapakahi State Historic Park. There are some interesting examples of shelters used by native Hawaiians. Unfortunately, my camera lens had a big fingerprint on it so most of our pictures here are blurry. Here’s one of the pre-smudge pictures:
Our next stop was Pololu Valley Lookout.
As you can see, it was a beautiful day with a magnificent view. We didn’t dare venture down the path to the beach since we had k in tow. k wasn’t too happy about all of these stops so we tried to return to the condo as soon as possible.
For dinner we went to Ruth’s Chris. I love their saying, “If you’ve ever had a filet this good, welcome back.” D had never been to a Ruth’s Chris or Morton’s before, so he was excited. They had an early bird special which we all ordered: salad, ribeye or petit filet, side dish and dessert. D said the filet was the single best entree we had all week. We were able to share the sides: sauteed mushrooms, french fries, mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. The whiskey bread pudding was a quite enjoyable, if not over-the-top way to end the meal. k was pretty antsy waiting for the food to come out. In the end, she fell asleep in D’s arms: