Today took us to Boots and Kimo's for breakfast before heading out to Kaneohe Bay Sandbar by Kayak. Boots and Kimo's restaurant is world famous for the banana pancakes with Mac Nut sauce on top. They tasted as advertised, simply wonderful. We arrived at 7:45am (15 min after they opened) and had a short 10 min wait, whereas they gave us a menu to browse, then about 5 minutes later a waiter came out and took our order as we waited on the benches outside the restaurant before seating us. That made the wait for breakfast that much quicker! We did not expect a 1 hour drive from Punaluu however in the morning, as we were in "rush hour" traffic heading there. After B & K's, we headed to Kailua Kayaks to pick up our pre-ordered ... read more

Our original 10 intinerary had the week-ends free of any activities but loafing and exploring, and week-days full of activities such as kayaking, golfing, jet skiing, surfing and such. Our day today found us on the beach at Shark's Cove at the North Shore and Malaekahana State Recreation area, both just a hop-skip-jump from our central Punaluu residence. Naturally I've included the mandatory pic or two of the kids enjoying the trip (waves to grandparents), and today they really enjoyed the tide pools at Shark's Cove after a good 2 hours of snorkeling the fish-fill cove. The population of the fish was DOUBLE that of Hanauma Bay that we visited in February, but naturally we left the water-proof camera at the condo! We arrived at 9:07am, and got the last parking spot along the rock wall ... read more

The day began at 4:00am to an alarm clock, but this time listening to an alarm was GOOD! A 8:55am flight brought us back to Oahu, North Shore. After a 6 hour uneventful direct Alaska Airlines flight, we picked up a Dodge Magnum rental ($318 for 10 days), and met with our condo owner at Pat's at Punaluu at 1:45pm (Hawaiin time). Just as advertised, and pleased as punch!Pictures from our double Lanai view. After dropping our bags off, we headed to Hauula to grocery shop, then back to the condo for some R&R. The kids frolicked on the beach while we kicked back and enjoyed our new digs.... read more