Hawaii: Day 2 (03 June 2009)

We woke up Wednesday morning before the sun came up... thanks to the time difference and jet lag... and took a few beautiful pics of the morning sky. This one was taken through the window from our bed. Can you say "Paradise"?

Our first destination of the day was Hanauma Bay. It is a huge moon shaped bay that has some great snorkeling thus it also gets way over crowded. So Amy told us that if we got there before 7 a.m. we could get in for free and as we were up by 5 anyway we decided to give it a try. We made it to the bay by 6:55 and who would have thunked it... Amy was right! We got in for free and we were there before most other people so it wasn't too crowded yet... "another bonus" as Dad would put it.

The water was warm.

The fish were beautiful.

The newly-weds were making out.

We were happy, life was good! All the snorkeling helped work up an appetite. We were all ready for some good food; we all piled into the cars and headed for China Town in Honolulu. Amy and Jordan took us to the Golden China... or was it Golden Palace... I'm sure it was "Golden" something. Anyway, the food was great, Dim Sung, Dim Sung, and more Dim Sung. We had several different types and all were Delicious!

At this point Amy, Juan, and Dad started out for home so Juan could get back to work... poor boy. Dad and Amy went hiking. Mom, Jordan, Laura, & I made our way to the swap meat to find some souvenirs for the fam back at home.

After an hour or so of shopping we went hiking to Manoa Falls. It was a beautiful hike. It was very humid and it sprinkled on us just a bit but we still had a great time. Manoa Falls was more like Manoa Trickle, it looked more as if someone was peeing off the top than a waterfall. So, even though the falls weren't quite "spectacular" the beauty of nature made the hike worth it.

At the end of the day we had a nice dinner and played games. Laura had an Oreo and promptly fell to sleep. Ah, life in Hawaii...