Day Two

We decided that since Dukes was the place to be and we had coupons for FREE breakfast, we would have breakfast at Dukes. It was also a very convenient place since it was in the same hotel. Dukes as a very nice buffet and a great omelet station.
After breakfast, we headed back to the suite to plan the day. Part of the reason for going to Oahu was for Mom to visit a childhood friend that lived there. We contacted her but she was not feeling well enough for visitors. Not a big deal. So we decided to tour Ohau and drive along the coast and up to the North Shore, famous for it's surfing. The drive was very picturesque. We stopped a couple of times when we saw some designated scenic overlooks. I think my favorite areas were those closer to Waikiki. We drove for a few hours stopping only at a 7 eleven for something to drink and again at a small beach that had "facilities". Along the way, we passed the Polynesian Cultural Center, something I've heard by several as a good thing to see, but that it will consume the better part of your day. Maybe we'll get their next time. We also passed the Dole Plantation, pineapples as far as you can see. They have a tour ($7.75 a person for the train tour), but it was getting late and no one seemed interested enough to do the tour.


The Dole Plantation



Well we headed back to the hotel takind the fast route this time, Highway H1 and H2. We hit a little rush hour traffic, but nothing too bad. We had dinner reservations at....yes you guessed it...at Dukes. We thought we would be late, but we actually got there for what we thought was our reservation time, but we were actually about 15 minutes early. We had a similar meal as the previous night, I had something different - the seafood pasta pesto combo - a lovely array of local fish, shrimp and scallops - mmmm yummy. That along with a couple of mai teis.

View from Dukes looking at the ocean.



Mom and Jim called it a night, I took a few photos and went across the street to do some window shopping. While I was there, I got to see a small Hawaiin dance presentation from the Big Kahuna in the mall. I went back to the room and sat out on the lanai (because I could), enjoying the ocean view.