Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[Captain_Oblivious]

And pkondz does not cook while on vacation.

I hear ya. Julie doesn't, either, unless you count PB&J sandwiches.

I popped into Boss Frog
and rented a small cooler
for the grand total of $2.08.

I didn't think anything was that cheap in Hawaii.

"Okay, Kay. Say goodbye to your little friend.
It's time to go."
"His name's Chromosome." She stated.

???

Um...okay.

And here's his friend, Deoxyribonucleic Acid!

Today we were going to drive the road to Hana.

She had requested a stop there.
Why not?
I keep telling you, no agenda!
Are you not listening?

Good work, Dad.

Man, that's just gorgeous.

"Maybe another 100 yards.
But the fall's dry because there's no water."

Well, you could always try and make something else fall there.

The upper falls were dry,
but the lower falls?

See the cars on the far side of the ravine?

This drive was a blast!

Yes! So much fun!

What's the worst that could happen?
Plummeting hundreds of feet to your death
in a flaming wreck as you scream
at the top of your lungs?

It's not a bad way to to. Getting caught in the gears of a combine, now that's a way to go out.

I think I have virtually that same shot.

They heard some guy telling his girlfriend/wife/whatevs
that there were spiders and they drop from the trees.
She freaked out.
Elle just moved (rather quickly) away from the tree.
Good thing, too, since this little guy
was hanging around there.

That'll wake you up in the morning.

I asked everyone which banana bread
was better, theirs or mine.
Ruby and Kay said mine was better.
Elle said she preferred this one.

Kay is now my favourite child.
This will of course change
depending on the answer
I get the next time I pose
a similar question.

Hey, that's the same system I use!

This is Upper Waikani Falls.
It's also known as the three bears.
See the three separate waterfalls?
I guess there's not been much rain lately,
so the third bear is bearly there.

Really? You crap on my jokes, and then you go there?

Gorgeous shot!

Can I please just live in Hawaii?
Would that be okay?
Please?

Sure!

Wai'anapanapa State Park.

That one is fun to say. I loved that spot, though.

"Dad?" Both girls chimed. "Can we go swimming?"

Ha! Places to go! Things to see!
Besides, we still had a loooong way to go.
I didn't want to be driving that road in the dark!

So I said "Sure. Why not?"

I told you. Nothing scheduled for today.

Good work, Dad!

I'm so glad the girls suggested a swim,
and even more glad that I agreed to it.

We had a blast!

Sounds pretty awesome.

The boy must've been getting ready
to go golfing.
At least I assume he was.
Pretty sure he had some golf balls
in a pocket...
Because as he showered,
he pulled his shorts open a bit
to rinse... well, everywhere.
And as he did so, he sang a sweet little song:
"Washing my balls! Washing my balls!"

But, hey! If you're gonna go golfing,
you're gonna want to have clean balls.
Am I right?

As a golfer, I can confirm this is absolutely true. Nothing to see here. Move along.

And I couldn't help it.
I burst out laughing.

They were pulled over to the side,
and several were lying under the truck
looking up and trying to figure out
if they'd broken a spring or a shock absorber.

Couldn't see that one coming!

I wanted to visit the beach that @Captain_Oblivious
had spoken so highly of.

Hamoa beach.
Just 10 minutes south of the town of Hana.

Well, I'm glad somebody listens to me.

So, Mark? Does it look familiar?

It shouldn't.
It's not Hamoa beach.
This is Koki beach.

Actually, it does. I think that's actually where we stopped to eat lunch.

But the trek was certainly worth it.
Mark was right.
It is pretty!

This place just screams Hawaii,
don't you think?

Worth it, though.
Think it was?
Tell me if you think it was
or was not for bonus points.

Well, I'm the one who told you to go there, so of course it was worth it. I love the big hills/cliffs framing the beach. So unique.

There's the Pools at Ohe'o.
Aka: The seven sacred pools.
Except they're not remotely sacred.
(It was called that to get the suckers...
er, I mean tourists to visit)
And honestly, when I heard that there
was a fee to see them... it just turned me off.

Ha! Suckers!!

I remember when we paid to go in there...

Amazing when you think of it.
There were so many breathtaking sights
and so many waterfalls on this trek
that after a while, the brain just says "Enough!"

Yeah, we had a running gag where we'd point it out and yawn. Another waterfall.

The road had been fairly hairy before,
one can only imagine what it would be like ahead.
I'd heard that it was filled with tight hair pin turns
and gravel in sections.

When Ruby and I were first married,
we lived in a little town about 12 hours
(by car) north of Winnipeg.
The first nine hours was paved one lane highway.
The next two were barely maintained gravel "roads".
I put the word roads in quotations,
because it meets the criteria in that it had vehicles on it.
But it was really more of an afterthought.
The last hour was paved... but so badly frost-heaved
that if you drove at the speed limit,
you'd go airborne in some spots.

Well, I had no idea that these roads are standard practice in Canada. I'd come up to fix it for you, but I'd never make it through the 9 months of winter.

Kay was thrilled.
She loves cows.

Me too. Grilled, especially.

After a while though,
the road started to deteriorate
and we started to drive alongside some sheer cliffs.

So awesome!

It was fun.
Every time we came to a blind hairpin,
Elle would make this little breath intake sound.
I wonder how many times she saw
her life flash before her eyes?
Probably as many times as there were turns.


So... a lot.

We had the same experience. I was loving life, and my wife was wondering when it would all be over.

"That cow's just back there!"
"Kay..." I said again.
"Please Dad!" She begged. "I want a picture!"
I cut her off. "Turn your head to the right."
She did.
This is what she saw:

And she saw Donald Duck on a fence post?

Where had I seen this before?
(And no, I didn't mean while we were driving. Sheesh.)

On a hunch, I zipped over to Mark's (@Captain_Oblivious)
Hawaii TR and found this photo there.

Yeah, I'm thinking that's the same spot! Hard to believe it's the same mountain you saw in the morning.

(Why did the stream cross the road?
Tell me why for bonus points.)

Because no one thought to build a bridge.

As we passed the truck, a young man's
high pitched voice rang out
in the still, dry air.

"Lookit my bum! Lookit my bum!"

Elle's eyes were drawn to the sound.
She let out a little wail.
It was a combination of "ew" and "nooo!"
Sort of an "Ewwwwnnnoooooeeeewwww!"


She'd just experienced her first full moon.

Mocking and teasing Elle provided us with much
needed entertainment for the next several miles.
So, thanks for that, bare-backed truck driver.

Yep, that's going to come up again and again for...the rest of her life.

We still talk about that event.
More so than anything else we did on the trip.

Good thing you spent all that money to get there!

At one point, we passed a road sign.
It said "Winding narrow road next 7 miles"
I looked over at Ruby.
She looked at me.
"They're warning us of that now?!?" I blurted.
If this practically straight road was worth
warning about, what was that last part?
(Perhaps a sign reading "Abandon all hope...")

I remember basically making the same comment.

I wouldn't mind possibly picking up a bottle for my Dad.
"Hey." Ruby says. "Why don't we stop and see
if we can get a bottle of wine for your Dad?"

This is how you know you've been married a while.

Who knew you could make wine from pineapple?
Well... who knew you could make it taste good?

Pineapple can make anything taste good!

And I had to have a loco moco.
In this case, the Kanak Attack Combo Moco
Teriyaki Chicken, Teriyaki Beef, Chicken Katsu,
2 eggs, onions, mushrooms all over white rice
and topped with gravy.
Very healthy and light.

Sounds like it. And once again, my guesses are just in the wrong places.

"I can let you have a late check out of 3pm..."
The front desk guy said. "For $100."
I debated for a second,
then decided it'd be worth it.
But in for a penny, in for a pound
"Can you do any later?" I asked.
"How much later?" He replied.
"Hmmm... six o'clock?" I queried.
"Any later than three will cost $500." He stated.

Will you fly me to the airport in a helicopter?

1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

Haleakala.

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

Shave ice.

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

One. Somewhere near where you're staying.

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

Yes! Good to know the pilots are already sloshed.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

I believe I proved that I did.

6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

The shave ice place you went to before.

7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

You do.

8. Who gets patted down at security?

Kay does.

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

Late, by 20 minutes.

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

Don't say go to work. Because that would suck!

Did you have to go to work?

 

[pkondz]

In my experience, camp food and BBQ are not really “cooking”.

True. Often it's just slapping a steak
(or burger, or hot dog) on a grill and that's it.
And I really don't mind that.
Eating outside in the great outdoors makes up
for a lot of inconvenience.

Normally the “presentation” is pretty far down the priority list when you’re camping. Of course in my case if I’m camping with friends, that’s often because it’s 10:00 at night and dark by the time we have supper, possibly because a glass/bottle or few of something was getting in the way of the actual cooking.

Been there.
The worst was just after graduating high school.
A bunch of us went out to get some diving in.
That was more important to me than drinking,
so I didn't imbibe.
One of our buddies? Not so much.
He got so hammered he couldn't stand.
But he did eat a full can of Chef Boyardee
spaghetti with tomato sauce.
It came up looking no different then
when it went down.

Ew.

At first I thought he had an extra set of toes. Then I realized he’s shedding his skin. Thought that was interesting.

I didn’t notice the cars in the pic at all. It took me a bit to see it.

They're waaaayyyy over there!

Looks like a fantastic drive. Although probably not if you get motion sickness. That pretty much rules out my girls, I think. Oh well.

It was a blast and every few seconds you had a whole new view.
And it didn't bother Kay, so that was a bonus.

It looks incredible. I used to watch “Lost” back in the day. This waterfall seems very familiar. I suspect they filmed some of the show there.

Oh? I never watched it so wouldn't know,
but wouldn't be surprised.
Las time, we were in Oahu
and went horseback riding.
We saw one of Godzilla's "foot prints"
and immediately recognized a spot from
50 First Dates.

I know what you mean. When I see my teenager stuck on her phone most of the day, part of me wishes she would get outside and get into a (little) bit of trouble. Other times when I think of it, I’m happy enough to have her in the house…

I here you.
I wish Kay would put the phone down for a sec and go outside.

Yes, absolutely! The more sand the better! You know what they say “like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives”.

I don't believe this.
You actually quoted a daytime soap opera????

I may have to deduct points!

So, in the last update we saw your nuts. This update there’s ball washing and full moon fever. What’s this trip report turning into? 50 shades of pkondz?

The ladies enjoy it, so...

1. seeing a volcano (I've been guessing it since the start, why give up now?)
2. Shrimp from a truck
3. two
4. Yes.
5. I’m gonna raise the honesty flag here and say no, I did not.
6. Krispy Kreme
7. You
8. Ruby
9. Late by 30 minutes
10. Take out the smelly garbage.

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

That is awesome!!!

And he was a friendly little critter.

Like this...

Neither my husband nor I like to drive. Not on long, straight roads, not on death defying roads with too many curves, bridges and not enough lanes.

Yeah, so... maybe that road isn't for you...

We have unfortunately passed along our feelings about driving to our kids- Nate is going to be at least 18 (July) before he gets his license. He took a drivers ed class back in August 2014, but he still hasn't completed the on-road instruction and does not seem to be in any rush to schedule lessons. Fine by me. I see how lousy and inattentive other drivers are, and I am perfectly content carting my kids around.

Elle learned when she was 15 1/2 and Kay will start this summer.
Elle's a good driver but... it was a little unnerving
(to say the least)
when her BF called to tell us she was in the ditch
a month or so ago.

We rented a car on Maui under protest, but as a necessity, but there was no way I was going to be driving that route- I do most of the driving when we are together. And we figured our teen boys would not be impressed with the sights we would see.

I dunno... You know them better than I do,
but I remember seeing stuff when I was a teen
that while I wasn't overly impressed with
at the time, it did stick.

But... "I'm bored! I want to go snorkeling!"

So thank you so much for bringing the gorgeous scenery to us!

You're welcome!

Loved the waterfalls, loved the beaches and I'm so glad you and the girls went for a dip.

I'm glad we went too.
It was a fun/nice/refreshing respite.

SO worth it! Including the steep climb up and down to Hamoa.

To get to the stream bed.

Not bad... not bad...

Elle sure got the full Hawaii experience!

From nuts to butts.

I see what you did there.

The stop at the Maui winery looked nice but oh, my, Da Kitchen!!!

Your meals all looked fantastic. Yay for leftovers!

They were good... and huge!

1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

Aquarium

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

Shrimp

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

1

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

Saw the wine sign.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

Yup, the cows had company.


6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

Local Boys Shave Ice (NOT the red flavor)


7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

Elle

8. Who gets patted down at security?


Ruby

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

Late, 45 minutes

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

Shovel/Snowblow

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Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Just the picture in general! It's cloudy, and it's in the middle of nowhere, and yes the black road! Spooky, but in a good, movie scene type of way!

Ah! Okay got it.
It was kinda spooky.
Did I mention the hitchhiker?
He was a tall, thin dude.
Although it was hard to say for sure
since he was wearing a long, black robe.
But he looked thin because I noticed his
hand that was holding a scythe looked
almost skeletal.

 

[pkondz]

We end up having at least one picnic per year because we get tickets to a show at the Hollywood Bowl, sometimes two or three. I definitely prefer Urban picnicking as opposed to rural picnicking but we'll get to that in replies!

I'd love to just see the Hollywood Bowl some time.
Heard of it of course
and I think I may have seen it in movies/TV.

And I think even though it's a bit of work,
I think I'd like to do a picnic with the family
more often.
It's always rush, rush, rush.
It's a perfect opportunity to slow down.

I can see it on a short trip, but I'm one of those kinds of people who gets really sick of restaurant food after a while.

Well, that's the thing.
All our trips tend to be on the short side.
If they were longer, then I'd want to be able to cook too.
But preferably BBQ. Less clean up at least.

That's another thing, for someone who hates shopping, I'm surprised that you went to the grocery store twice!

Funny, but I don't equate grocery shopping
to other shopping.
I guess because I do it all the time.

I would make a list and get it out of the way once, so I didn't have to waste my time going back twice.

But see, I hate the planning part.
So for me, going twice was less
of a pain then actually planning out
what everyone would want for the
next day.

Now that I think of it,
I don't know where we'd have put
everything since we only had
a little bar fridge in the room.

Somehow I'm finding that while you believe this, others in your party may have a hidden one.

Possibly.
But I have the car keys, so...

What a cute friend.

Good thing you left the windows cracked we might have had to call the ASPCP!

I had to sound that out before I noticed the "P" at the end!

When you zoom in like that you can tell he is molting his skin!

Yup. You're the second person to mention that.

Yes I'm listening but I hear something that sounds like an agenda....

I guess when I think "agenda"
I think time commitments.
We definitely had a goal,
"Drive the Road to Hana"
but no timeline to do it in.
Well, other than to do it in daylight.

Why? Is the water full of bacteria?

Oh, no! Strong, dangerous currents and/or rip tides.

Jerk

Nah. He was obviously joking
and made sure I knew it.

Glad you were able to find that littl e piece of heaven.

Me too! And to think we came this close
to completely missing it!

So not a big deal.

Nah. What's a little carnage between friends?

I would have got right back in the car. Nothing freaks me out more than giant bugs!!!!!

They don't come much bigger
than that sucker!

I would have been leading that stampede!

I would have been afraid of giant bugs living in the grass roof!

Eep! I didn't even think of that!
I can't hear you! LALALALALALALA!!!

Note to self. Tell pkondz what he wants to hear.

This is always a safe bet.

I smell an agenda!

Okay! Okay!

Back sand beaches are so pretty!

So different from what we're used to.

Well I'm glad you could put aside your non existent agenda for some fun.

Maybe he was planning on fixing Brussel Sprouts for dinner?

I don't want those or any other ones!

Idiots.

Reminds me of a news article I read once.
Had me shaking my head.
A couple of dumb teen boys stole a car,
they were joy riding and had already caused
some property damage to other vehicles and such.
The cops gave chase and they took off at a high
rate of speed, endangering themselves and others.
The cops back off in these situations so bystanders
hopefully won't get injured.
Well, the boys plowed into the side of a big truck
and one or both (don't remember) were killed.
The mom of one of them was upset (of course)
and wanted to know why the cops chased them.
Her comment? "Boys will be boys."

!! Since when is Auto theft and property damage
and risking others' lives part of "boys will be boys?"

We use that line a lot now when someone
does something really stupid.

Yay again!

You were the only one to guess 4 beaches.
One reader guessed 7.
I almost gave her points for optimism!

For you folks, yes it was worth it. You are able bodied and able to climb in and out. For us, no. We would have to call in a search and rescue team to get Fran out of there!

I can't see Fran navigating those steps.
Or pushing through the shore break, either!
We had enough trouble!

I know exactly what you mean. Not the same scenery but when we did our Southwest road trip, as beautiful as each canyon was, by the time we had seen so many wonders of nature, eventually we started to get numb to it.

That's the word! "Numb" to it. Exactly!

So I guess she didn't see the cow herder Donald and his pal either?

Actually, I don't think we noticed the pal
until after we looked at the photos.

Yup. Makes sense. Rain shadow effect. Same thing happens with the mountains here. Lush green on the west, desert on the east.

Orographic lift combined with adiabatic heating.

To punish the tourists who broke their rental contract by finishing the road on the part they're not supposed to drive on.

Good point.

I don't think I've ever had a similar experience but I wonder what my reaction would have been where. I was her age!

All I know is it sure made our day.

Elle's... not so much.

Love when memories like that are created!

Of course you can! And I'm sure it's delicious.

I believe it was.
I bought two bottles.
One for us, one for Dad.

Ruby gave the other one away, too.

But at least I got a little sample taste.

That looks yummy! And like it makes good leftovers!

I'm sorry but not only is it way too much food, but the combo of ingredients is kind of gross. Why do Hawaiians put eggs on everthing?

Actually... it looks gross, but tastes amazing.

That would be worth it.

I thought so too.
Obviously, since we did it!

How much per night were you paying? That sounds like an entire other night!

I don't remember exactly, but it was less than that.
We booked with a government rate.
(Even though we weren't US govt.
the hotel said they'd give us that rate.)
Maybe if I'd pushed, we could've stayed for less.
But it still would've been more than
I'd want to pay for three hours.

Yay! I got almost all of them! Or just enough to tie for scorING high points on this round!

Ya done good.

Woohoo! Tied for lead!

Snorkeling

The shrimp

3

How drunk do they get when they drink the wine?

mentioned it above

The shave ice shop

Kay

Elle

Late. 20 minutes.

Shovel snow.

Noted.

Believe it or not there are vacuum cleaners in DVC rooms. I will cook on vacation, but vacuum. No way!

I believe the correct comment there is:
No freaking way!

So I'm guessing that is litres. How does California compare? I believe gas is $2.69 a gallon. I didn't notice on the way home from the airport and truthfully I only left the house yesterday to go to the grocery store. We are always amazed when we visit other places in the US and gas is so cheap.

Yup. Litres. Yours (for direct comparison)
would be 71.1. So higher than the national average.
Quite a bit higher.

 

[pkondz]

I think that's my favorite step.

Passing out? You're picnics sound like fun!

I know! Like, if you want me to go to Dunkin Donuts, just say so

(Which, I actually just found out the other day there's still a couple of those in Montreal. Here I thought they were fully extinct in Canada, or at least in Quebec)

I went to their website and it looks like
there's only some in Montreal.

I kinda figured, when she decided to give it a name

I'm sure she wishes she'd brought a cage.

Weeell that's a good question. I think the first one. I'm making my first attempt at multi quoting, so maybe next update I'll be more clear!

okay.

And you're doing quite well at multi-quoting!

Sounds sae. But I think I'm gonna, erm...

Bye, Marie!

We actually got off on Ile Bonaventure

Now that's interesting.
When we were there, I'm sure no one was allowed to set foot on it.
Actually, not long before, people were living on the island
and they were all evicted.

and took a 2 hours hike (which we'd been told would take about an hour). It was fun

Uh, oh. Too much bird doo-doo?

Then the next day we went kayaking for an hour cause obviously, if you can't have use your legs anymore, why should your arms be functional. (But it was actually fun)

But glad you had fun!

...Well, off I go

Bye! I suggest either the far north, or Antarctica,
just to be on the safe side.

I think it just speaks to the fact that a lot of people don't know the proper use for quotation marks Like here https://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/unnecessary-quotation-marks-harmful-to-your-health

That was funny.
I guess people think it means... what, truth? proof?

I'm typically like that guy in the middle

Or his balloon.

Also, I just want to mention in passing, I'm borrowing your guessing game if that's okay! We're doing it for our PTR rather than our TR itself, so there's a lot less guessing involved, but you know. I can give you full credit if you would like

Full credit and heaps of praise.
Be lavish.

(You can also test out if you're as skilled at guessing as you are at making other people guess )

I might.
But I'll be honest,
I'm swamped right now with PTRs/TRs.
But thanks for the invite!

 

[pkondz]

You are more than welcome to come. There's plenty of room at the kid's table.

Sweet! Always glad to share a spot
with my intellectual and emotional equals.

In my defense, I didn't know what it was when I signed up. They were going to do a big special reveal later, but in typical high school fashion the secret leaked. The theatre and chorus teachers were NOT happy.

No, I suppose not.
But you're right... typical.

Most of the time.

I like you more, now.

Actually, no, but that's only because I've recently discovered the Hamilton soundtrack and been listening to it nonstop. So most of the time I have one of those songs in my head.

Darn. I was so hoping you'd say.
"pkondz is so annoying! It's all his fault!"

I really really want to do this.

It really was an incredible drive.
One I'm very pleased to have done.

But if it's non-aggressive, how do we know what its bite is like?

By the usual scientific method...

"Hey, Joe. Look. A spider."
"Big one. Does it bite?"
"Dunno. Pick it up."
"Got it... Doesn't bite."
"What if we toss it back and forth?"
<toss> <toss> <toss>
"Nope. Doesn't bite."
"Let me poke at it and see if it gets angry."
<poke> <poke> <po.....> <!bite!>
"Ow!!!!"
"What's it feel like?"
"Like a bee sting! Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Well, I don't care, because I know I'm going to lose them anyway.

Wash them. They'll stand out more.
Then you'll lose less.

That boy knew what he was doing.

Man I really did not do well this round.

Sorry.

Definitely worth it.

I thought so too!

So. Funny story about cows. Two Christmases ago, Joe and I flew down to Naples, FL to spend the holiday with his grandma. All around town, we kept seeing "panther crossing" signs. Well, we're driving back to Miami because it was cheaper to fly through there, and the highway cuts straight through the Everglades. As we're passing a large expanse of tall grass, I see a black shape above the grass.
"Oh wow, a panther" I think to myself. "I didn't expect it to be so tall"
We keep driving, and then I see more and more black silhouettes.
"Self" I say to myself "Panthers don't normally travel in herds"
Yeah.....they were cows. I snort and Joe asks what's so funny, so I fill him in on my thought process.
To this day, if we see a cow we yell out "Panther!"

Love that story!

Yeah, I totally see that.........sort of.............

Artist's rendition.
Actually, if you Google them, you'll get a better view
and you'll see some do look like dancers, etc.

Yikes. But, I've been in situations I think it would have worth it. The worse was a hotel at Myrtle Beach that wouldn't grant us late check-out on the same day I was running a half marathon. So the whole race I'm stressing a bit over how much time I'll have left and whether or not I'll have time to shower. Luckily for Joe, I did, but it was still a stressful way to end the morning.

That sucks.
Usually, when I ask for a late check out, they just do it.
(Or not, if they can't.)
They don't try to soak you for extra cash.

You were here this weekend? I didn't see you

Oh, I wasn't.
But the hidden cameras I had instal.... er...

um.


Just a wild guess?

A waterfall

The spam/sushi thing

1

Actually, I missed this one, but saw it when I went back.

This one I saw right away.

The Shave Ice place

Everyone except you

You

Are flights ever early?? I'm gonna say 30 minutes late

Dishes.

Noted.

I was gonna say something the puppy, but then I remembered Luna wasn't there yet. Speaking of Luna.......ahem. Pictures please?

She's getting bigger...
I'll post something soon, okay?

 

[MarieLightning]

I went to their website and it looks like
there's only some in Montreal.

Ooh, for once there's something American that didn't go straight for Toronto

And you're doing quite well at multi-quoting!

You live and you learn

Now that's interesting.
When we were there, I'm sure no one was allowed to set foot on it.
Actually, not long before, people were living on the island
and they were all evicted.

Let's see, we went in 2003 I believe. I'm not sure when they allowed people on the island for visiting? But there were definitely no people actually living there. There was actually a small abandoned house along the path.

Uh, oh. Too much bird doo-doo?

Let's just say, the rocks on the cliff side were white. A lot.

Full credit and heaps of praise.
Be lavish.

I did my best

I might.
But I'll be honest,
I'm swamped right now with PTRs/TRs.
But thanks for the invite!

Man, I shouldn't have credited you then, you would have never known

 

[pkondz]

I hear ya. Julie doesn't, either, unless you count PB&J sandwiches.

Nah. Those don't count.
Or maybe they should,
considering how many of them
she makes!

I didn't think anything was that cheap in Hawaii.

If I'd been sitting down,
I would've fallen out of my chair.

Um...okay.

And here's his friend, Deoxyribonucleic Acid!

Nah. She would've used the short form,
DNA instead.

Good work, Dad.

Thanks, Dad.

Man, that's just gorgeous.

I know. And to think we weren't even going to stop there.

Well, you could always try and make something else fall there.

Like a comedian tourist??

Yes! So much fun!

It was! I had a blast.

It's not a bad way to to. Getting caught in the gears of a combine, now that's a way to go out.

Hmmm... Nah. I'll pass on that one.
Knock yourself out, though.

I think I have virtually that same shot.

You do!

See?
Just a bit more of the highway in yours.

That'll wake you up in the morning.

Yup. And I'd rather it didn't, thanks.

Hey, that's the same system I use!

Works well. No sense in tampering with it.

Really? You crap on my jokes, and then you go there?

Note how you're the only one who caught it.

Gorgeous shot!

Thanks!

Sure!

Sweet! I'll tell Ruby we're moving.

That one is fun to say. I loved that spot, though.

I would've liked to hear a local say it,
just to see how close I was.

And, yeah. It was a really nice spot.

Good work, Dad!

I thought so.

Sounds pretty awesome.

It was just the ticket to break up the day.

As a golfer, I can confirm this is absolutely true. Nothing to see here. Move along.

There. See?
I was right.

Couldn't see that one coming!

The only thing that would've made it better:
"Hey you kids! Stop jumping before you break something."
"Aw, be quiet old man!"
And then, when we came across them again...
A cheerful toot toot of the horn and a jaunty wave
as we drive by.

Well, I'm glad somebody listens to me.

What? Sorry, wasn't listening.

Actually, there's a good chance,
after seeing a couple beaches already
that without your recommendation
I probably would've skipped it.

Actually, it does. I think that's actually where we stopped to eat lunch.

It is? I thought you stopped at Hamoa for lunch?

Well, I'm the one who told you to go there, so of course it was worth it. I love the big hills/cliffs framing the beach. So unique.

Ha! Suckers!!

I remember when we paid to go in there...

Was it worth it?

Yeah, we had a running gag where we'd point it out and yawn. Another waterfall.

Well, I had no idea that these roads are standard practice in Canada. I'd come up to fix it for you, but I'd never make it through the 9 months of winter.

Up there, it's really more like 10 months of winter.
No lie.

Me too. Grilled, especially.

We had the same experience. I was loving life, and my wife was wondering when it would all be over.

We on the other hand...
Ruby is so used to much worse roads,
that she didn't even bat an eye.

And she saw Donald Duck on a fence post?

Actually, I didn't even notice the bird
until after we got home and I looked
at the photos.

Yeah, I'm thinking that's the same spot! Hard to believe it's the same mountain you saw in the morning.

Because no one thought to build a bridge.

Said like an engineer.

Yep, that's going to come up again and again for...the rest of her life.

Now I have something to talk about
if/when she gets married.

Good thing you spent all that money to get there!

You can't get that kind of experience just anywhere!

Oh. Wait. You can.

I remember basically making the same comment.

Great minds...
So why did I think of it?

This is how you know you've been married a while.

Yep. Spooky, no?

Pineapple can make anything taste good!

Disney should do something with that!!

Sounds like it. And once again, my guesses are just in the wrong places.

Well, smarten up!

Will you fly me to the airport in a helicopter?

No kidding. Totally ridiculous.
They could've just said "No. Sorry."

Haleakala.

Shave ice.

One. Somewhere near where you're staying.

Yes! Good to know the pilots are already sloshed.

I believe I proved that I did.

The shave ice place you went to before.

You do.

Kay does.

Late, by 20 minutes.

Don't say go to work. Because that would suck!

Did you have to go to work?

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Ooh, for once there's something American that didn't go straight for Toronto

A rarity!
Or maybe they went to TO first
and couldn't make it work.

You live and you learn

Let's see, we went in 2003 I believe. I'm not sure when they allowed people on the island for visiting? But there were definitely no people actually living there. There was actually a small abandoned house along the path.

They kicked everyone out in 1971.

Let's just say, the rocks on the cliff side were white. A lot.

This does not surprise me one little bit.

I did my best

I saw!

Man, I shouldn't have credited you then, you would have never known

Guess again!

 

[cinderkelly]

So sorry I've been so absent. Have you ever gotten 394 pages behind on someone's trip report? It's a daunting task, lemme tell ya! I think I'm all caught up and will give you my Cliff's Notes version of response.

Hawaii is such a beautiful place, glad you got to go, even if it was a quick trip!
I never made it Hana when we lived on Oahu bit it's still on my "to do" list
I think the black sand beaches are so cool
Cutest puppy ever! Love her name too!
All hopes for me and the contest have expired I'm afraid

Really enjoyed your Chicago chapter of the TR link you gave me! Looks like you got a lot done in one day! The Segway tour looks awesome! That's my kind of touring, cram as much as you can into a day, collapse and repeat!

Are you still trying to get to Disney in The fall sometime?? I'm going to try and see if I can track down Lu in September, I'll start by looking in all the bars first, I think

 

[6travel]

Worth it, though.
Think it was?
Tell me if you think it was
or was not for bonus points.

Yes!

It was a combination of "ew" and "nooo!"
Sort of an "Ewwwwnnnoooooeeeewwww!"

That's funny. Except now you have to pay for therapy.

Next round:
1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

8. Who gets patted down at security?

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

1. Swim
2. Slushy
3. 3
4. Yes...drinking and flying, what could go wrong?
5. Hi Donald
6. Local Boys
7. Elle
8. You get the honor
9. Late by 1.5 hours

 

[afwdwfan]

We had a long day ahead of us,
and one thing I wanted to do
was get some food so we could have a picnic.

This is something we really enjoy doing...
and never do.

We just don't!
It takes a little forethought.
A little planning.

Hadn't really thought about it, but you make a good point.

I popped into Boss Frog
and rented a small cooler
for the grand total of $2.08.
Not too shabby.

What? Cooler rentals? Who knew there was such a thing?

The rest of the famn dambly was sitting in the car
(Don't worry. I cracked the windows.)
when Kay spotted something on the hood.

If it was dark and rainy, this could be the start of a horror movie.

"His name's Chromosome." She stated.

???

Well, I guess she gets points for originality!

I keep telling you, no agenda!
Are you not listening?

No! I don't have to pay attention! There's no agenda!

If you are listening, it's not going to help.

There's no audio with this chapter.

And then there's that too...

There were a couple of people in the water.
They were either locals,
who knew what they were doing;
or idiots, who didn't.

Likely a mix of both.

And to think we almost missed this!

We finally tore ourselves away from
this little patch of Heaven,
and rejoined Ruby and Elle.

I'm glad you at least got to see that waterfall so the whole adventure wasn't a complete bust.

Ruby got Elle to pose in front of a tree.
She was standing by the tree,
under some overhanging branches when...
They heard some guy telling his girlfriend/wife/whatevs
that there were spiders and they drop from the trees.
She freaked out.
Elle just moved (rather quickly) away from the tree.
Good thing, too, since this little guy
was hanging around there.

Nope. I don't blame her at all. I'd want nothing to do with that either.

We got in line and shoved a pin in
this map as we waited.

That's a neat way to track guests!

Ruby and Kay said mine was better.
Elle said she preferred this one.

Kay is now my favourite child.

Can I please just live in Hawaii?
Would that be okay?
Please?

I'm not gonna stop you. But then you'll have to live under the presidency of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. That might be enough to make you reconsider.

My plan was to get down to the beach
as quickly as possible,
take some photos,
let Kay collect her sand...
and skedaddle.

"Dad?" Both girls chimed. "Can we go swimming?"

Wooohooo! No agenda!

Plus, the last time we were in Hawaii,
she managed to get a sunburn.... in the shade.

Almost like small peas.
And where the sand was wet, it was black.
Where it was dry,
it was the shade of burned charcoal.

And if you think that white sand gets hot in the sun...

Actually... what are your thoughts on this? Did the dry black sand feel hotter than lighter sands when you're walking on it?

The boy must've been getting ready
to go golfing.
At least I assume he was.
Pretty sure he had some golf balls
in a pocket...
Because as he showered,
he pulled his shorts open a bit
to rinse... well, everywhere.
And as he did so, he sang a sweet little song:
"Washing my balls! Washing my balls!"

But... they were having fun.
And they weren't just sitting on their phones.
So I silently saluted them and their antics.

Honestly, I'm right there with you. Aside from traumatizing Elle, it looks like they were just having some harmless fun.

They were pulled over to the side,
and several were lying under the truck
looking up and trying to figure out
if they'd broken a spring or a shock absorber.

Umm... I don't think that part's supposed to move!

Worth it, though.
Think it was?
Tell me if you think it was
or was not for bonus points.

Yes. Yes it was.

Wouldn't mean a darned thing to the kids,
and maybe Ruby wouldn't be interested,
but I would like to see it.

And I forgot about it, so...

I guess that settles it!

That just leaves Wailua Falls.
After that, you're encouraged
(and depending on the car rental company... forbidden)
to not go any farther as the road drastically deteriorates.

But that's the fun part!

Kay was thrilled.
She loves cows.
I told you she was an animal lover.

I love cows too. I like to put them on the grill and cook them to about medium...

Every time we came to a blind hairpin,
Elle would make this little breath intake sound.
I wonder how many times she saw
her life flash before her eyes?
Probably as many times as there were turns.

Moooving on

I see what you did there.

We crested a hill and saw where
the streambed crossed the road.
(Why did the stream cross the road?
Tell me why for bonus points.)

Gravity.

As we passed the truck, a young man's
high pitched voice rang out
in the still, dry air.

"Lookit my bum! Lookit my bum!"

Elle's eyes were drawn to the sound.
She let out a little wail.
It was a combination of "ew" and "nooo!"
Sort of an "Ewwwwnnnoooooeeeewwww!"

We rounded a bend and saw a sign for "Maui Wine" winery.
I thought about stopping,
but didn't think anyone else would be interested.
Too bad.
I wouldn't mind possibly picking up a bottle for my Dad.
"Hey." Ruby says. "Why don't we stop and see
if we can get a bottle of wine for your Dad?"

Well how about that! She must be a mind reader!

Who knew you could make wine from pineapple?
Well... who knew you could make it taste good?

Um... well, considering it is made from pineapple, and according to @Captain_Oblivious , pineapple makes everything better.

"I can let you have a late check out of 3pm..."
The front desk guy said. "For $100."
I debated for a second,
then decided it'd be worth it.

Seems fair enough. For such a short trip, and it will be nice to have that room to serve as a base during the day if you need to come back and clean up and change or just need to rest for a while.

"Can you do any later?" I asked.
"How much later?" He replied.
"Hmmm... six o'clock?" I queried.
"Any later than three will cost $500." He stated.

Holy crap! That's just highway robbery!

1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

Yeah... I've got nothing. Surfing?

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

Shaved Ice

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

2

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

I saw a duck and drunk pilots.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

Oh well... yeah, I saw a duck and drunk pilots. I thought I already answered this one.

6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

The same Shave Ice place.

7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

Ruby

8. Who gets patted down at security?

Kay... I can see these bottles of sand causing an issue for her.

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

2 hours late.

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

Go to work.


Ok... I just want to re-visit this day quickly. Poor Elle.

This must have been the worst day of her life.

I'm sure she never wants to see the Hana Highway ever again, and I wonder if she'll even ever go back to Hawaii.

You took her on a hike to see a waterfall that wasn't.
She was traumatized by potential dive bombing spiders.
She got to witness ball washing.
You awarded Kay favorite child status.
You repeatedly made her life flash before her eyes on hairpin curves.
And she saw a full moon.

I mean I just can't get over how crappy her day was! Poor Elle!!!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

See?
Just a bit more of the highway in yours.

Well, looky there. I'd say the "great minds" thing, but we de-bunked that claim a while ago. I've heard that blind squirrels find a nut once in a while.

The only thing that would've made it better:
"Hey you kids! Stop jumping before you break something."
"Aw, be quiet old man!"
And then, when we came across them again...
A cheerful toot toot of the horn and a jaunty wave
as we drive by.

That would have been epic!

It is? I thought you stopped at Hamoa for lunch?

So did I!

See, here's the thing. I had been to Hamoa beach back when I was young. I remember body-surfing much of the day away and being overwhelmed with the beauty of the place. I loved being at a beach carved out of the cliffs. Like you said, it screams Hawaii.

So, when I visited Maui again years later with my family in tow, I knew I wanted to take them there. And so I pulled up to a beach south of Hana, framed by a big rocky cliff. Gorgeous place. Yep, that must be it.

But now, when I look at the photos...I think we have photos of Koki Beach.

I guess we need to return!

Was it worth it?

Sure! But we'd paid for the 2-park pass that got us into Haleakala and Volcanoes so we were getting our money's worth out of it.

Great minds...
So why did I think of it?

Blind squirrel?

Well, smarten up!

Too late.

I love cows too. I like to put them on the grill and cook them to about medium...

Great minds...or something.

Um... well, considering it is made from pineapple, and according to @Captain_Oblivious , pineapple makes everything better.

 

[jandlinz]

And pkondz does not cook while on vacation.

I wish my DH believed his wife shouldn't cook while on vacation!

I popped into Boss Frog
and rented a small cooler
for the grand total of $2.08.

I found this incredibly interesting and useful. I never knew you could rent a cooler for a day. It seems so practical.

It actually licked her phone.

Cute!

How could we pass that up???

You couldn't.

There were chunks of coral littering the beach.
I don't know if they're always there,
or if they were washed up today.
Still, we found it interesting.

I'm sure it would tear up someone. It is very interesting though.

So... no falls.
We turned around, our first stop a bust.

Oh, no!

Wow.
Beautiful.

It is amazing. The rest of your waterfall pictures are even more beautiful!

See the cars on the far side of the ravine?

This drive was a blast!
Some people may not enjoy tight, twisty roads.
But I thought it was fun!

Worth it for you (hint, hint). I would have been scared to death.

Good thing, too, since this little guy
was hanging around there.

EEP!

But, hey! If you're gonna go golfing,
you're gonna want to have clean balls.
Am I right?

Only a guy would say that!

I think Elle and Ruby stayed with the car,
while Kay and I went to get her some more sand.

You'll have to show a picture of all her sand on display for us.

All she said was "oh".
And then took a bunch of photos, of course.
I may have had to restrain her
from leaping out of the car.

Look Donald!

Elle, however, was permanently scarred for life.
The rest of us, not so much.

Poor thing.

1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

8. Who gets patted down at security?

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

1. Volcano
2. Shaved Ice
3. 3
4. I'll have to rethink flying with you. Sorry. Can I get a refund?
5. Donald
6. Krispie Kreme
7. Ruby
8. Kay
9. Early. 18 minutes
10. Shovel!

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

Ooohhhh. I love picnics!

A waterfall with no water? Is that more or less exciting than the backside of water?

Um. You should have warned me about the spider. Not cool man. Not Cool.

IT WAS WORTH IT!

The streambed crossed the road to get to the other side?

A FULL MOON IN DAYLIGHT! What a treat!

Okay. A big busy stretch coming up at work, so I fear that I won't be back for a while and will likely miss the last update. Which means that it is very important that I get all these questions incorrect as usual so it won't matter if I miss the last one!
1. I thought you only said one real excursion!?! You lied. I think we all deserve free points for this! (Plus, I have no idea. Another beach?)
2. More spam. The answer is always more spam.
3. Three
4. Yes? I don't know.
5. Nope.
6. Shaved Ice.
7. Kay
8. Ruby
9. It'll be late. 30 minutes.
10. Go to work.

 

[irene_dsc]

and rented a small cooler
for the grand total of $2.08.

I'm pretty sure I've never seen that option before! Sure beats buying a cheap styrofoam one and tossing it later, just to have it end up in a landfill for the next gazillion years.

Some people may not enjoy tight, twisty roads.

Raises hand. I used to be fine with them, but somehow as I got older, they got to be not so much fun. But the scenery does seem like it would be awfully tempting. Especially if someone else was driving - not me! I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the scenery if I was driving! (Or if I did, we'd all end up dead!)

They were pulled over to the side,
and several were lying under the truck
looking up and trying to figure out
if they'd broken a spring or a shock absorber.

And in case you're wondering what Hana is like?
So am I.

Note that they advertise the ROAD to Hana. But not Hana. Got it.

Worth it, though.
Think it was?

Tough one. Lots of other beaches, too. But, yeah, worth it.

that after a while, the brain just says "Enough!"

My ds is like that. Makes traveling with him tough.

A Maui sculptor was asked to carve the stumps.
He carved them into Hawaiian guardians,
obelisks, an infinity vessel and King Kalākaua.

Those are pretty cool! I really only noticed them on my second read, on the computer, especially since the first time, I was still too busy laughing about poor Elle and the full moon!

Who knew you could make wine from pineapple?
Well... who knew you could make it taste good?

Apparently Pkondz's pilots knew.

1. One last excursion before we leave.
What is it?

2. What treat did we eat? (again)

3. Might as well keep the trend going...
How many beaches do we visit?

4. Did you see it? Of course you did.
It was obvious. If you didn't, don't wine.
Just go back and look.
Bonus points if you saw it.

5. So you saw it. But did you see the other one?
More bonus points if you did.

6. What place do we re-visit for a sugary snack?

7. Who gets picked for TSA pre-check?

8. Who gets patted down at security?

9. Our flight was not on time.
Early or late? How early or how late?

10. What do I unfortunately have to do
when we get home?

Hmm... my last chance to regain the lead? Oh, my...
1. Volcano?
2. Shave ice!
3. Two!
4. Of course I saw Donald! (On the second reading - I never spot any of them on my phone!)
5. That one, too!
6. The shave ice place!
7. Pkondz. That suspicious shave ice stain...
8. Elle
9. Late - by 30 minutes
10. Shovel snow

 

[pkondz]

So sorry I've been so absent.

Where've you been?

Have you ever gotten 394 pages behind on someone's trip report? It's a daunting task, lemme tell ya! I think I'm all caught up and will give you my Cliff's Notes version of response.

Okay, shoot!

Hawaii is such a beautiful place, glad you got to go, even if it was a quick trip!

We've been before (not that island, though)
so going even for a short time
was a no-brainer for us.

I never made it Hana when we lived on Oahu bit it's still on my "to do" list

And so it should be.
It really was an incredible drive.

I think the black sand beaches are so cool

Yes! So different from the white sand
most people (including us) are used to.

Cutest puppy ever! Love her name too!

Thanks!

All hopes for me and the contest have expired I'm afraid

Not gonna lie.
It's still do-able...
but pretty unlikely.

Really enjoyed your Chicago chapter of the TR link you gave me!

Oh, good! Hope it helped.

Looks like you got a lot done in one day!

And without feeling super rushed, too.

The Segway tour looks awesome!

Love those.
That was the third one I've done, I think.

That's my kind of touring, cram as much as you can into a day, collapse and repeat!

Me too.
Ruby... not so much.

Are you still trying to get to Disney in The fall sometime??

Yep. Hoping for September now.
But won't know until some time in May.
Kay might (big might) go on a school
exchange to Japan.
If she does, any trip money will go there.

I'm going to try and see if I can track down Lu in September, I'll start by looking in all the bars first, I think

 

[pkondz]

Yes!

That's what I thought!

That's funny. Except now you have to pay for therapy.

Ha! Joke's on her.
It's covered under mine and Ruby's work health care plans.

1. Swim
2. Slushy
3. 3
4. Yes...drinking and flying, what could go wrong?
5. Hi Donald
6. Local Boys
7. Elle
8. You get the honor
9. Late by 1.5 hours

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Hadn't really thought about it, but you make a good point.

Of course I do.
I know what I'm talking about!

Sometimes...

Occasionally...



Maybe...

What? Cooler rentals? Who knew there was such a thing?

At least in Hawaii.

If it was dark and rainy, this could be the start of a horror movie.

My family was involved.
That automatically makes it a horror movie.

No! I don't have to pay attention! There's no agenda!

Good point.
Disregard everything.

And then there's that too...

I am not putting in audio!
No one wants to hear my voice.

Likely a mix of both.

Local: I completely and wholly understand
the currents and tides and will only venture out
to a certain safe distance.
Tourist: Look Mable! The locals are in.
Must be safe!

I'm glad you at least got to see that waterfall so the whole adventure wasn't a complete bust.

A disappointing trek turned into a little bit of magic.

Nope. I don't blame her at all. I'd want nothing to do with that either.

Yup. Sucker was big.

That's a neat way to track guests!

Is this new to you?
Someone else mentioned it.
I didn't think too much of it since I've seen it
fairly often.

I'm not gonna stop you. But then you'll have to live under the presidency of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. That might be enough to make you reconsider.

I've reconsidered.

And if you think that white sand gets hot in the sun...

Actually... what are your thoughts on this? Did the dry black sand feel hotter than lighter sands when you're walking on it?

Here's the scoop.
We didn't notice the sand temp
since we were wearing flip flops
right up until we went in the water.
And put them on again afterwards.

But...

About 20 years ago, when Ruby & I
went to the Big Island,
we visited a black sand beach, there.
We took off our shoes....

Holy mother of God!
I've never felt such hot sand!
It was like walking on hot coals.

So... yeah.
Black sand is hotter I think.

Honestly, I'm right there with you. Aside from traumatizing Elle, it looks like they were just having some harmless fun.

They weren't doing anything illegal.
They weren't cussing.
They weren't hurting anyone.

So I didn't have a problem with them at all.

Umm... I don't think that part's supposed to move!

Yes. Yes it was.

Thought so.

But that's the fun part!

A few of my readers would disagree...

Actually, I'm glad we went the entire way around,
but all the interesting sights were
on the "good" stretch.

I love cows too. I like to put them on the grill and cook them to about medium...

You're too late.
This line's already been used.

Gravity.

Logical.

Well how about that! She must be a mind reader!

I've suspected that for a while now...

Um... well, considering it is made from pineapple, and according to @Captain_Oblivious , pineapple makes everything better.

Meh. What does he know.

Seems fair enough. For such a short trip, and it will be nice to have that room to serve as a base during the day if you need to come back and clean up and change or just need to rest for a while.

It really should've been free.
But I guess in Hawaii... not so much.

Still, I was willing to pay it.

Holy crap! That's just highway robbery!

No kidding.
I expected him to tack on maybe another $50 or $100 tops.

Yeah... I've got nothing. Surfing?

Shaved Ice

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I saw a duck and drunk pilots.

Oh well... yeah, I saw a duck and drunk pilots. I thought I already answered this one.

The same Shave Ice place.

Ruby

Kay... I can see these bottles of sand causing an issue for her.

2 hours late.

Go to work.

Noted.

Ok... I just want to re-visit this day quickly. Poor Elle.

This must have been the worst day of her life.

I'm sure she never wants to see the Hana Highway ever again, and I wonder if she'll even ever go back to Hawaii.

You took her on a hike to see a waterfall that wasn't.
She was traumatized by potential dive bombing spiders.
She got to witness ball washing.
You awarded Kay favorite child status.
You repeatedly made her life flash before her eyes on hairpin curves.
And she saw a full moon.

I mean I just can't get over how crappy her day was! Poor Elle!!!

Meh. She was in Paradise.
Even a bad day in Paradise
is better than a good day in Hell.
(aka the depths of Winter in Winnipeg.)