Random pictures from the last few day in Hawaii

Woke up this morning to beautiful blue skies and incredible wind. Al just got back from his walk and said that he saw giant palm frond falling from the trees. Our last day on the beach could be interesting. But unless we get a hurricane warning, nothing is going to keep us from spending our last day here on the beach. Tonight we are having Thanksgiving dinner at the golf club here at the resort. It won't be like home, but I won't be cooking so...
Tomorrow we head back to winter so for the first time in a week we'll put on jeans and long sleeve shirts. We'll dig out our jackets and throw them in the carry-on and prepare to change outside temps by 40+ degrees. O well. It wouldn't be Christmas if it wasn't cold and rainy and dark. Bothy Al and I are anxious to get home. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

A Perfect Day

On Saturday, Al hired a captain & his sailboat to take us ocean sailing. Capt. Dan was a really nice guy and he sure knew how to adjust the sails for maximum wind but beyond that he was rather, shall we say, relaxed? He couldn't find several pieces of equipment, didn't know where the life jackets were stowed (we found them) and thoroughly enjoyed the fact that Al could handle the boat...so...he let him. Al steered the boat the entire day and even motored us all the way into the harbor. It's a smaller harbor with some VERY nice boats moored there so Al was quite nervous as he steered us in. Capt Dan was chillin' with his fishing gear while I prayed:-)
The whether was absolutely perfect for a sail and the light winds and small swells made for a delightful day at sea. The highlight of the day was when 7 dolphins came right up to the boat and swam along side of us for about 10 minutes. It was amazing!
Last night, Al and I went to the Muana Kea Resort for dinner. We arrived early so stopped for a cocktail at their beautiful outdoor lounge. As Al drank his 21 year old single malt scotch and I enjoyed a key lime martini, we watched a spectacular Hawaiian sunset. Both Al and I had the prix fix menu at dinner which included squash bisque, skirt steak, truffled mashed potatoes and apple bread pudding. Everything was excellent and the service was great. We even got a gift wrapped bag of macadamia nut bread as a thank you after we paid. Gotta love aloha service.
Like yesterday, it's back to the beach all day. The beach club here is really really nice. So, ice chest and books in hand, we spend the day in the shade of the palm trees, RELAXING! Aloha for now.

It's Jana's Fault

Since Jana became my very excellent Facebook manager last summer, I have had zero motivation to blog. I do my FB status updates but Jana does everything else including posting my pictures. However, every time I log in to read other blogs I feel very guilty about not keeping up. So as of today, I'm going to try to post a lot more frequently.

This morning, I'm sitting in a gorgeous condo near Kona Hawaii. The temp outside will be in the low 80s by the time we get on our boat for our big sailing adventure. Hopefully I'll post about that tomorrow.

Yesterday, we spent the day at the beach. It was perfect! Sun, white sand, comfy lounges, yummy tropical drinks, warm water, huge palm trees for shade and a great little restaurant right on the property. Al and I split a sandwich that I'm going to try to replicate at home. It was essentially a caprese salad inside a sweet Hawaiian roll. A little pesto, a lot of fresh tomato and buffalo mozzarella cheese. Deelish!

Last night we ate at the Four Seasons hotel and had the best meal we've ever eaten. And believe me, Al and I have eaten some pretty good meals. Al had a beautiful rib eye steak and I had lobster ravioli. The bread was some kind of knotted rolled pull-apart that was served with a sun-dried tomato/marscapone cheese spread. And might I just say... YUM!!!!! Top off the whole thing with a lovely wine and a couple of fantastic desserts and call me one happy camper. O and the restaurant was on a wooden deck RIGHT ON THE SAND! AND...I WAS WEARING A SLEEVELESS BLOUSE! AND...IT WASN'T COLD! AND...AFTER DINNER, WE TOOK A LONG LONG WALK ALONG A BEACH PATH LIT BY TIKI TORCHES! OK. Sorry. Enough for now. Hopefully I'll talk to you soon.