Honolulu day 2

Despite having been to Hawaii many times, we’ve never spent much time in Waikiki. So our plan for our day in Honolulu was to have a day at Waikiki Beach. We took an Uber to Kapi Olani Park, which is at the end of the beach near Diamond Head, and set up shop there. From this spot we could get in the water, walk down Kalakaua Avenue to see the shops and eateries, check out the zoo and/or aquarium if we wanted, and just generally see what people do on Waikiki.

We started off with some swimming. While the beach is obviously a nice sandy beach, the bottom quickly turned rocky where we were. That didn’t stop the boys from having a great time, though. There was just enough wave action to keep it interesting without being exhausting. We got some good vegetarian food from a spot just down the beach and the boys and their grandfather walked down a ways to get some ice cream.

One interesting bit was when a monk seal swam between the boys and I and the shore. We were no more than six feet from it and he looked huge! Apparently he was looking for a spot to haul out on the beach, but it was far too crowded for his comfort. Surprising to get so close to one, though!

We made a full day of it, getting back to the ship around 4:30. Sail away was at 6:00, so we ate out on the Terrace to watch Oahu slip away. Next up is Hilo and the Big Island and our final port stop of the trip.Read more