Thurs Oct 17, 2024 Waikiki Beach Oahu
What a crazy start to this trip …… Left Cape Cod a week ago so we could get Crew to Palm Coast so Susie could stay with him. We arrived just in time for a hurricane that just skirted us but left us with flooding, 4 roof leaks and lots of torn lanai screens. We also had had our boat delivered 2 days before the hurricane and had to get Sundance floated out into the canal and cross tied. Super stressed out but made it to Orlando airport hotel Tues PM and had a fun dinner sitting at the bar of a local tavern. 7:00 AM flight out, 2 great flights and were checked in to our hotel room by 3:30. Had an early dinner and happy hour and were back in our room by 6:30. I was up at 3:30 am with time change but Jon slept till 7:00. We set out to explore and spent the day driving, and making multiple stops. The beaches are beautiful and there was stunning scenery. The north shore was our favorite and we really liked Haleiwa, and loved Matsumoto shaved ice. We picked up dinner to bring to our room and enjoyed another beautiful sunset over Waikiki beach from our balcony. Early start tomorrow and plan to spend the entire day at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii is my 50th state so another item checked off my bucket
What a crazy start to this trip …… Left Cape Cod a week ago so we could get Crew to Palm Coast so Susie could stay with him. We arrived just in time for a hurricane that just skirted us but left us with flooding, 4 roof leaks and lots of torn lanai screens. We also had had our boat delivered 2 days before the hurricane and had to get Sundance floated out into the canal and cross tied. Super stressed out but made it to Orlando airport hotel Tues PM and had a fun dinner sitting at the bar of a local tavern. 7:00 AM flight out, 2 great flights and were checked in to our hotel room by 3:30. Had an early dinner and happy hour and were back in our room by 6:30. I was up at 3:30 am with time change but Jon slept till 7:00. We set out to explore and spent the day driving, and making multiple stops. The beaches are beautiful and there was stunning scenery. The north shore was our favorite and we really liked Haleiwa, and loved Matsumoto shaved ice. We picked up dinner to bring to our room and enjoyed another beautiful sunset over Waikiki beach from our balcony. Early start tomorrow and plan to spend the entire day at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii is my 50th state so another item checked off my bucket
Fri Oct 18 Waikiki Beach
Today was a long day. Arrived at Pearl Harbor at 8:00 am and did not leave till 4:00 pm. It was very moving and learned a lot of history. I really enjoyed touring the Missouri “ Mighty Mo” which is the ship that representatives met on to surrender. In attendance were 2 Americans that had been POWs in Japan for 3 years and weighed under 100 pounds. We got back and hit the beach to watch the surfers and watch the sunset over Waikiki beach, on the beach. Had dinner on the beach then back to get ready for flight to Hilo tomorrow.
Today was a long day. Arrived at Pearl Harbor at 8:00 am and did not leave till 4:00 pm. It was very moving and learned a lot of history. I really enjoyed touring the Missouri “ Mighty Mo” which is the ship that representatives met on to surrender. In attendance were 2 Americans that had been POWs in Japan for 3 years and weighed under 100 pounds. We got back and hit the beach to watch the surfers and watch the sunset over Waikiki beach, on the beach. Had dinner on the beach then back to get ready for flight to Hilo tomorrow.