So, the Meme and Pappaw arrived safely in Honolulu on Monday. They were so excited to finally be here after the long plane trip. We headed to see Charles down on the submarine since he had duty. Meme and Pappaw were able to get their own personal tour guide, Charles, to tour them around the boat. They couldn't believe how small it was on the inside!
On Tuesday, we headed over the mountain to Kaneohe to the Buddhist temple. It was beautiful. We got some great photos that I will post when I get back home. After the temple, we headed to the North Shore to see the turtles (which was a bust since it was raining). So we stopped in Haleiwa Town to eat at Haleiwa Joe's. After lunch, we headed back home and stopped at the Dole Pineapple Plantation on the way. Meme and Pappqaw loved the fresh pineapple and the pineapple ice cream there! YUMMY! We were supposed to go eat out that night, but we didn't get a chance to since Charles got in so late from work.
On Wednesday, Pappaw got up early (what a surprise there) and made me a big batch of his gumbo so I could freeze some for later. I am still so happy about that! Charles was off this day, so we mostly just hung around and relaxed. It was Meme and Pappaw's 48th anniversary this day, and we were finally able to go out and celebrate. We headed down to Waikiki and ate at the rotating restaurant, Top of Waikiki. It was so nice to see the sunset and for Charles to be with us for once. Later that night, I had to drop him off on base so he could start up for the underway for the next month. So that is where he is now.
We got up super early Thursday, dropped Bourb off at the sitter's house and headed to the airport to catch our flight to Maui. How exciting! I have never been to Maui before. We picked up our rental car (which took forever b/c some cocky guy named Gary was as slow as a slug), and we headed out to our hotel. We arrived, got all checked in and headed up to our room. It is so nice. It has a beautiful garden and ocean view from pretty much all the windows. We got settled and changed and headed out again for dinner and a magic show. It was actually pretty decent believe it or not....I mean, the food could have been a bit better, but overall a good experience.
Friday was early morning horseback riding through the Maui countryside....such beautiful and amazing views! Can't wait to post the pictures! After riding, we headed to a little town called Lahaina for lunch. We ate at a little place called LuLu's and it was super yummy. That night, we shopped a bit and then had dinner at Bubba Gump's on the waterfront. Also very yummy!
And here we are at Saturday. This morning we woke up and headed to town. We stopped at the local scrapbook store of course, and then we were on to the lavender farm in what they call "upcountry". I call it "up a big ass mountain". But whatever...slight differences in how you view it, I guess! The lavender farm was amazing. I totally recommend it for the fragrance and the view. After the farm, we had lunch at Burger King of all places and headed to the Iao Valley. So gorgeous! It was absolutely amazing. I really can't wait to post the pics for you guys! So here we are-Saturday afternoon and I'm now blogging. Just a few hours before it's time for dinner at the Lahaina Grill. It's my last night here. I leave for Honolulu in the morning. I have to get back to work. Meme and Pappaw will fly back to meet me again on Tuesday.
So now everyone is up to speed. Sorry I waited so long in between posts. I 've been a busy girl these past few weeks. Love and miss you all.
XOXOXO
Lacie
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