It's day 12 and thoughts of returning to the real world are already invading our relaxed minds. But we're trying to not think about that.
We woke up later than we hoped (as usual) on Tuesday morning and drove up to Diamond Head peak. Diamond Head is an old volcano crater that has a large point that overlooks the entire city of Honolulu and Waikiki Beach. From up there, you can see EVERYTHING. It was a .7 mile hike up the side of the crater, including some 300 steps near the summit. And, of course, we hiked up it during the hottest part of the day. Yay us!
Ok, now this is the time when many of you faithful readers out there can giggle, chuckle, or all-out laugh at Olivia and I. Yesterday afternoon we went and rented mopeds. Now, I know that riding a moped is pretty dorky in 99% of America. But, we just happen to be in the 1% of America where riding a moped is not quite so dorky. Ok, maybe it's a little dorky, but it's fast effective transportation that many of the locals use. In fact, as you ride down through the Waikiki Beach area, you can be sure of seeing 2 or 3 people on mopeds at any given time.
Ok, so we rented these two mopeds. They were only $35 each for about 12 hours of total time with them. We picked them up at around 4:30pm and then returned them at 9am this morning. Olivia was pretty apprehensive about riding something with only two wheels and no pedals, but I told her that if the guy from Vice City can do it, I'm sure she can. We had a great time though and by the end, we were both really enjoying riding around town. She even commented that she didn't want to return them, but rather ride them a while longer. I'd definitely ride them again if given the chance.
Today, we headed up the coast to Hanauma Bay, which is a protected wildlife area that's also a beach and huge tourist attraction. People from all over come to go snorkeling in the clear blue waters and see all kinds of coral, fish, and turtles. We had a good time swimming, snorekling, and getting baked laying out on the beach. After returning back to the hotel and cleaning the sand out of our shorts, we headed out to dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen at Ala Moana Shopping Center.
Only two more full days here in Hawaii...but I'm trying to not think about the reality of the rest of the world out there...
Posted by Jeff at June 26, 2003 06:09 AM
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Faggio! :)
Posted by: Chris R. at June 26, 2003 09:45 AM
Can you do the wheely yet? How about the stop fast and ride skid on the front wheel?
Posted by: Eric at June 26, 2003 02:00 PM
So are you still under the impression that you are NOT dorky? Stop with the self-illusion and accept it...besides going to an Apple store in Hawaii was big time dorky...riding a moped pales in comparison.
Enjoy the rest of your trip...I am going to sunny Boston tomorrow...almost like Hawaii....well no...not really.
Posted by: Jack at June 26, 2003 10:21 PM
Jeff- stay there and have fun. It sucks up here. :(
Posted by: B at June 27, 2003 12:46 AM
I don't like sand in my shorts, it gives me a rash!
It's day 12 and thoughts of returning to the real world are already invading our relaxed minds. But we're trying to not think about that.
