Got some more waves today after hiring an enormous 10 foot “Bear” longboard at Waikiki! It took some man handling just to get it to the waters edge!
We called into Pearl Harbour on the way, but queues that were winding all the way around the visitors centre put us off. Instead, we made our way over to the beach, by the statue of ‘The Duke’.
Despite the mellow waves, I managed to take a tumble and ‘got bitten’ by the bear. (Well, it’s fin took a slice off my elbow!).
The weird/amazing thing about Waikiki Beach is that you can walk straight off the sand and into some of the worlds most glamorous shops, such as Gucci or the Tesla electric car showroom. We would have bought the white one, but decided that the doors might be a little restrictive in the multi-story car park in Bangor.
Back out by the beach, we stumbled on the 8th Inter-Island Hula Championship! Lloyd and I had a bit of fun by getting ourselves backstage for some selfies with the hula girls and their colourful outfits.
The stage was under a huge Banyan tree, which somehow had been preserved while skyscrapers were being built around it.
Back over at Kailua, we just had time for a trip on the paddleboard before dusk. We managed to go right down the beach, (without falling in), with Clare paddling on the back and me perched on the nose. Progress indeed. As we got out, there was a bit of drama on the beach when a fisherman caught a Hammer Head Shark!! Just a small one, but still!.....
Our final night in Hawaii was spent celebrating Lloyd’s birthday at restaurant that stayed open very late (10:30!!). Delicious food and possibly the tastiest cake ever made? A fabulous finish to an incredible time together.
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