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Waikiki Day 2

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I woke up on California time so I went out to check out the sunrise.  A view towards Diamond Head.  The surfers were up early too.

A look down the beach.  The couple on the very left side were in the wedding gear and doing self portraits. 

Our hotel.  We had a room on the right hand side.   Dukes is on the lower level with the straw umbrellas and the Hula Grill is on the 2nd level with the red awning.  
My guys were still sleeping so I went off to find a classic Hawaiin breakfast…SPAM Musubi.   I got us the Bacon, Egg, and Spam.  Yum!!

There were lots of activities right on the beach so we went out on an outrigger.  Quinn was facing me and was a non-paddler. 

We paddled over to the surfing spot and waited to catch a wave.  The captain blows the whistle to alert the surfers we are there.  This was so much fun!!!  Video courtesy of Quinn.  

Outrigger Wave from amy white on Vimeo.

Lunch at Dukes again. Quinn found a favorite spot to sit while we waited for food. 

Ross had been to Waikiki before and suggested we go out on the Manu Kai catamaran which always pulled up right in front of the hotel.  They had a Friday night fireworks cruise which was alot of fun. 

And there was a phenomenon happening in Waikiki.  It was full of 9 year old, only child, super fun Australian boys!  Quinn befriended 3 such boys on this trip.  Tonights Australian friend was Ethan. 

I think he was having a good time!

This is how Waikiki does Friday Night Lights. 

Waikiki Fireworks from amy white on Vimeo.

Back to shore and off to find some Shave Ice. 

Aloha! Going to Waikiki

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Our house was in complete turmoil.  Our bedroom looked like this.

Our bathroom like this.  
We knew we would have to move out of the house for a couple of days and Quinn had a school holiday so why not go to Oahu!

I spy Waikiki!

We made it!  We stayed at the Outrigger Beach Hotel because it is classic Hawaii and also houses two of our favorite restaurants, Dukes and Hula Grill.   Lunch at Dukes with a Volcano for Quinn and Mai Tais for mom and dad. 

We arrived around noon but couldn\’t check in to our room until 3 pm.  Quinn couldn\’t wait to get in the water so he took off his shirt and went right in. 

The view from our room. 

Dinner view from the Hula Grill. 

Gotta get my sunset pics. 

Across the street from our hotel was the International Marketplace which had world class shopping.   This is inside the mall.  

It was a hustling place. 

A Glimpse of Oahu

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Our house is in total upheaval with the floors going in so we are checking in to a local hotel for several nights.  

At our house today the downstairs floors are being grinded down which creates airborne silica dust which is known to cause serious lung issues.   So we are out of here.

But, I have tons of fun photos from our trip to Oahu.   We took a boat out for snorkeling and there was a naturalist/photographer on board who took this fun picture of Don and an 8-legged friend.

I will have many more photos next week.