Hawaii

View from the lanai of our Puako condo that we shared with Dan & Victoria.

View from the balcony. (I don't have a clue what the difference is between a lanai and a balcony.)

Ana looking out through the jalousies. (I do know the difference between windows and jalousies though!)

Dan working at the condo.

Victoria not working at the condo.

Victoria and Ana lost in the kitchen before Dan runs them out.

They try sneaking back in with disguises so we raise the threat level to code 'RED'.

Breakfast in paradise.

More breakfast.

We turned this room into our 'Oh Shucks' card game room.

Dan learns the proper attire for playing Oh Shucks.

Victoria puts on her Oh Shucks shoes. (Shhhhh! Don't tell her that they aren't really required!!)

Ana and Victoria enthralled in some really good books.

Victoria and Ana practice snorkeling in the pool.

Halfway across the pool and still no sharks.

Ana makes it safely to the other side.

Street side of the house we rented. Mike, Kim, Kelly, Dan, Victoria, Rose, Ana and Steve.

Back of the house with gate leading to the pool.

Backyard.

Downstairs living room and kitchen.

Upstairs kitchen and dining room.

Upstairs living room and computer desk.

Hot tub and picnic table.

Poolside table.

Poolside table in use. (Dan still trying to get his hat adjusted for Oh Shucks.)

Ana and Victoria. (Do not look at Victoria's right hand.)

Rose beats Dan in a thrilling race. Dan beats Rose in the cannonball competition.

Kelly, Kim and Rose each prepare in their own way for the big race.

Rose wins the gold! Kim cries foul, Kelly out of her lane. Demands a rematch.

Oops! Same results.

Mike wants in on the race but the oil slick from the sunscreen on his forehead temporarily closes the pool.

Dan waiting for someone to move the ice cream cone closer to his mouth.

Legally required vacation sunset photos.

Wild canary feeding outside our bedroom window.

Canary and finch.

Mai Tai time.

Dinner prep. With all the wonderful dinners that Dan prepared, we don't have a single picture of his creations. It kind of like the sunsets above, a picture could not do them justice. Incredible food. Hooray for Dan!!

Okay, I lied. Here's a picture of his great payella. I didn't lie about the picture not doing the food justice.

The aftermath of one of the aforementioned meals.

Ana and Victoria enjoying the pool again after the EPA cleans the slick from the 'Michael Valdez'.

1. Dan spots a fish?  2. Dan tries to smash a mosquito?  3. Dan talks about shrinkage?

Kelly practices life guarding.

Kim practices life guarding.

Life guarding goes awry.

Both are finally safe as they decide to stop life guarding.

Rose attempts 'Flowering Lotus' as taught by Dan. (Wish I had a picture of Dan's 'Flowering Lotus'.)

Rosie masters 'Floating Lotus'.

Rose and Kelly returning home from another hard day at the beach.

I guess they didn't spend all day at the beach. They had time to get tattoos.

Hawaiiana suite. Run down since the last time we stayed here.

View from lanai.

Mai Tais and chocolate, the 2 basic food groups.

Happy hour.

Happy hour again.

The face of a good Mai Tai, or 2, or 3, or 4.

Steve wins at 'Oh Shucks'.

Ana sure enjoys the Hawaiian weather. Here she is at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Lagoon.

We've never been to Hawaii when there wasn't at least a parade or 2.

Can't have a decent parade without the 'Pooper Scooper Squad'.

Not everything is well in paradise. Here is what the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor looked like when we got there. Fortunately, they did some clean-up while we were there and things improved.

You could almost walk across the water it was so full of trash.

Ana relaxing in our Waikiki condo.

We decided to try one of these Chinese delicacies, preserved eggs. aka 2000 Year Old Eggs.

Not the most appetizing things to look at when cut. And the smell wasn't very pleasant. Maybe they'll taste better than they look and smell!

NOPE!!

We finally get to our condo on Kona. Boo-hoo! No Mike and Kim.

Living room.

Kitchen.

Dining area.

Balcony.

Balcony view.

Balcony view.

Condo pool.

BBQ.

Ana relaxing at Kona condo.

Ana very relaxed at Kona condo.

White Sands Beach across from the Kona condo.

White Sands Beach.

Gecko on our balcony.

Waimea Valley Beach overlook.

Steve & Ana at Waimea Beach overlook.

Lunch time at the shrimp farm.

Shrimp are deep fried, heads and all.

A visit to the Turtle Bay Hilton.

Parrots on Waikiki.