Got up at around 8 am, got our bathing suits on and headed to the beach, only to find that it was drizzling outside. So instead we got in our car and went looking for breakfast. We went to this really nice restaurant called Marco’s South Side Grill and had breakfast in their outdoor terrace. Afterwards we drove back in the direction of the way we came and went shopping.

The shops were full of Hawaiian clothing, shells, jewelry, and all sorts of wooden masks. I picked up two sets of beautiful shell wind chimes, I just love wind chimes and couldn’t resist. The wind chimes are made entirely of shells and about 4′ in length. I’ve seen them in San Diego, but they were quite expensive, around $50+. I asked the guy how much it was and he told me, ‘$35, but for you it’s a special $25.’ Tempting… I then looked around some more and spotted a smaller wind chime that is shaped like a bird cage with a wooden bird in it. The owner of the shop was asking $8. After a bit of negotiating we settled for $28 for the both of them. I was quite happy with my deal. I think I’ll keep the big one and give the little one to my mom.

Along the way we stopped by an Activities Center and bought tickets to attend the Marriott Luau tomorrow evening. We’ve heard that it was one of the better ones on the island. We bought the ticket for around $70 each, but soon found out we were ripped-off because we saw the same Luau for $40 in a magazine. I suppose you can’t win them all

We then spent the rest of the day playing in the waters. The ocean was very very warm, a wonderful 73+ degrees. Even though I’ve lived very close to the beach for the past 6 years, I’ve never swam in the ocean before till now. It was a lot of fun. The only problem was that every once in a while you’d come upon a patch of volcanic rock and had to be careful not to hurt yourself on them.