Our trip began on Dustin's birthday with the caveat that we WOULD BE home Sunday to be a part of the family gathering to celebrate his 31st bday. The flights looked really good going and a little tight getting back. So we went for it. Plus, I had already put some money down for an AIRBNB place on the windward side of the island.
We easily got on our flight to SFO. We arrived well in time to make the connection. However, when arriving to the gate, the monitors showed only one seat available. And get this....37 standby's listed. We were 7 & 8 on the list. It looked grim. So my back up plan was San Luis Obisbo....lots of seats to there. In the end, they gave 9 seats out and we got on.
It was a 5 + hour flight to Honolulu. We arrived on time at 7:30 PM, got our rental car...$9 per day I might add...and arrived to our room at 8:30. It took some time to walk and get the car. The drive to Kaneohe was only 20 minutes.
Lesley, the owner, was there waiting to greet us. The room is very nice with a nice little sitting area outside the room. She has a little nook with supplies for a small breakfast. The bathroom facilities are all right there. Very nice choice I made....if I say so myself!
Right to bed and to sleep we went.
Day 2.....
I naturally woke up at 2:30 AM due to my body's clock. I did fall back to sleep but was up working at 5:30 AM. I had meetings and calls until 8:30 AM. I logged off about 9 AM and started to get ready to hit some beaches!
The nice thing about people who host through AIRBNB at resort like places is that they usually provide all the beach things you need. They have towels, beach bags, chairs, mats, snorkel gear....the whole deal. So we gathered up what we needed and headed to Kailua Beach...about 10 minutes down the road.
Kailua beach....
This beach is a beautiful beach that works well for families with young kids. It is scarcely populated. The sand is awesome. The sand bar goes way out into the ocean. So boogie boarding and body surfing is quite easy to do....and is really fun. It was so easy that I convinced my dear wife to go out further into the ocean and to bob a little to catch a wave. I think she loved it! Great fun. We did not stay too long at Kailua. We became hungry. So around 11 AM we decided to pack up and go find some lunch. We ended up in a small Hawaiian BBQ place.. They all sell 'plates' at lunch time for about the same cost. The food reminded me of Mobetah's back home. Very good,
We then drove the southern eastern coastline trekking our way to Haunauma Bay. I wanted to find my wedding ring that I lost there while swimming so many years ago! We spent the rest of the afternoon there. I snorkeled many times over the shallow coral reefs. The fish life is abundant and fun to watch. Denise made friends with a lady from Germany who had travelled here to be with her daughter who is attending San Diego State University. They were struggling with the unplanned expenses that the resorts were throwing at them. I felt good about the cheaper way I went using Advantage rental car and AIRBNB. I think they are converts now.
We returned to our room, showered, and then went off to find dinner. We ended up in a Chinese place. The food was good. Our choice of the recommended Taro Duck was not the best. We could have chosen better. We then hit Foodland, a grocery store, to buy some breakfast stuff. Naturally, we picked up some Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to eat while we sat outside, watching the sun go down over Kaneohe Bay...and watching the end of the movie Creed that we had started on our first flight. After the movie, we came in, tucked ourselves into bed and lights out! Another day awaits us tomorrow.
Nice chairs at SFO.....
Our place at Kaneohe...
Prisoner.....
Kaneohe Bay from our room...
Kailua Beach...tough life.
Lunch....way too much!
Dinner....
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