16
May-2009

Hawaii (Oahu & Kauai) – Day 10

Well, I’m back home. It was quite an adventurous journey.

The last full day in Hawaii, I lounged around the lagoon, pool, and water slides a bit more before checking out around 1 pm from the hotel. With 6 hours to kill prior to the rental car return, we decided to do some more sightseeing. Instead of going towards Diamondhead and the Polynesian Culture Center, on the East side, we headed straight into the heart of Oahu to see the Dole Pineapple Plantation. Here, we took a 20-minute, 2-mile train ride into the plantation, walked around the gardens for a bit, and tasted fresh pineapple. We did not have time for “The World’s Largest Maze,” but it looked pretty cool.

Afterward, we drove a bit further north, to the North Shore, and found a sleepy little surfer town. Here, Pat got fresh shrimp from Macky’s roadside stand, and I grabbed lunch at Killer Tacos.

We returned the rental car just before 7 pm and made it into the airport with plenty of time before our 8 pm flight. By 8:40, we were back in Kauai with a layover until 10:50 pm. So, what else to do, but call up the Marriott Beach Club Resort shuttle to pick us up for one last feet dip in the pool. One last Lava Flow frozen drink too.

It was perfect. Excluding the shuttle to and from the hotel, we had about 45 minutes to enjoy the last little bit of Hawaii before the red-eye out.

We landed in Phoenix around their breakfast time, and then back in Baltimore around 4:15 pm ET.

It was quite a trip to say the least. The friends, the adventures, the photos to last a lifetime.

I can’t wait to go back.

And so, the laundry and unpacking begins…

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