Hawaii - July 6

Tried to find turtles yesterday. No luck. :-( We also went paddle boarding at Hickam Beach. Keeper Boy did awesome! So did Hubby and J-Mav. Keeper Boy and Uncle Hooter went all the way out to the airport runway... probably between a 1/4 and 1/2 mile... and back. Hubby and Uncle Hooter did the same. Jack paddled around the cove and did awesome, as well. I went around the cove and a little out of it. Did fine until I had to turn around. Than i had to get down on my knees to turn around (needed more power). But it was fun!

Last night we went to Waikiki. Very upscale; very congested. There were a few "normal" stores thrown in, and an ABC store on every block... sometimes more than one. I don't think we bought anything. We ate dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise... well, one of the chain's other Waikiki locations... Cheeseburger on the Beach Walk it was called. Yummy burgers!

Oh, yesterday we went back to Hilo Hatties so Keeper Boy could get a Hawaiian shirt. Wow is the one he picked loud!! But he's happy with his choice. I got a "bauble" there for my birthday from the independent jeweler that's within the store. A Tahitian black pearl on a white gold chain. I like it very much. :)

This morning Jenrie and I went to a giant swap meet (flea market) at Aloha Stadium. It happens every Sunday and Wednesday and she'd been wanting to go, but had never been. We found some "treasures." :-) I got a honu for the dining room wall, where we hang some sort of handmade wooden item from each place we've traveled since we went on our Caribbean cruise for our 10th anniversary. It was exactly what we had been looking for for $8 instead of $100. Not as well made, but the imperfection is endearing. :) Of course, it was also made in Indonesia instead of Hawaii, but what do you expect for $8.

Hubby, Uncle Hooter, and Keeper Boy went hiking and cliff jumping at Moanowili Falls. Uncle Hooter took a cool video of Keeper Boy jumping.

Jenrie, Gma G, and I are getting ready to go to a show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. The boys and Princess P went back to the turtle place in search of turtles.