Long Walk But Worth the View

We went on a long walk this morning up Diamond Head Road. Took us about an hour and by then the sun was shining on us and it was warm! Good exercise (or so they say) and great view! Here's a few pics:



A view from the manicured viewpoint





Looking East from viewpoint

Some of the homes up there are beautiful and are privy to fabulous views of the ocean. Oh, wouldn't it be nice? We made it past the two public parks that we had ventured to last week. This time we got even further up the mountain to these vistas. However, I did not feel up to going any further (what goes up must come down) and I had no intentions of hiking further up to the volcano's edge once we got to the next viewpoint. In fact, it was a bit more 'downhill' and then 'uphill' again. I figured I got all the exercise I needed and we still had to go home again. I was glad I had eaten a piece of bread with peanut butter before we left. 

To celebrate this accomplishment, we ate out for breakfast -  Daily Special for $3.95 each - 2 pieces of bacon, 2 scrambled eggs and two big buttermilk pancakes. No coffee with this special. This is at Keonie's which is in our hotel. They do have wonderful coconut syrup though. I made myself a coffee when we got back to our room and here we are again!

John has headed out to the benches at the beach. He can't get enough of the view there! Maybe it's the bikinis? Perhaps but I know he enjoys just 'people watching'. Most of the people here need to lose weight (ourselves included). There are not a lot of 'little bodies' around worth gawking at!

Having said that, I am headed to my balcony to catch a few rays before the sun goes to the other side of our building. I am headed to the International Marketplace to see if I can pick up a bag which will hold my computer - as well as a few extra t-shirts that we purchased! I believe I am short of space now in my one suitcase!!!

Aloha!