Hawaii - Day Two

Happy Day Two, Friends!  We had a full, exciting day!  We started the day at the Hau Tree -- our favorite breakfast spot. The restaurant essentially consists of a large courtyard with a giant tree growing in the middle.  There's a low metal gate around the periphery and on the other side of the gate - - the ocean! We were seated directly under the tree, next to the gate so we could see and hear the ocean as we shared fresh fruit, macadamia french toast and Isaiah's favorite - - fried rice and scrambled eggs.  

Our next destination (Isaiah's favorite of the day and maybe the entire trip), surf lessons!  Will and Isaiah went to meet their instructor and learn the basics while mom, Wayne and I spent some time shopping at the International Marketplace.  Wayne found special prizes for his 1st graders, mom found a very special ornament for her bff and I got a beautiful swimsuit cover-up.  We headed back to check on the boys' progress and found them wet, tired and extremely excited.  In just an hour and a half, they had both gotten up and ridden multiple waves.  They were so proud.  Here are a couple pics of the excitement.  

After the smashing success of surfing, we headed back to the hotel for some relaxation in the sun.  Will golfed and the rest of us just lounged by the pool.  Isaiah and I went down to the ocean to soak in the last couple hours of sun.  I read, he rolled around in the sand...it was great.  We made dinner in our condo and watched the sun set.  Isaiah was sore from all the paddling and his dad MAY HAVE forgotten to put sun block on his calves...oooops.  

I will post the day two video blog as soon as it finishes uploading - video files are giant and upload slowly on  hotel wireless.  :)

ALOHA FRIENDS!