Waikiki Beach and some visitors

Mark and I moved on to Waikiki Beach, which as you probably have heard is quite nice, crowded, tourists speaking many languages, and lots of opportunities to buy some sort of souvenir — there is no shortage of stores selling Hawaii / beach stuff — and apparently people buy it too.  

 View from the pool/bar deck at the hotel where we ate a couple of times.  Rough duty, but as they say….

 and the view from our hotel.  Swimming was nice - but not as nice as some of the earlier beaches we went to on the North Shore, just a little larger, and with lots of friends and neighbors.

 Yeah, it was pretty.  The views are worth selling.

We had visitors, who stayed for the afternoon of playing in the pool — (they have been to a beach).

 We adjourned to our room for a picnic on the patio /deck of our room.  Had a delightful, meal, discussion, and general all round good time at dinner of sandwiches from Subway.

 Later just before bedtime, a little Sports Center to catch up on the news.  And then we had sleeping bags and pillows and campers on the floor of the room.

 Got back to Schofield, went for a walk, back home to watch tape delay of the Alabama-LSU game with a partner (unfortunately he did not stay as long as I would have liked- Big E as I call him is such a joy.)

 And as I was preparing this final entry of here early on a Sunday morning prior to our departure for the mainland and fall weather, (Mark and I remained a little jet laged and early risers as a result)

 We were joined by other early risers of the household— and we had companions for the morning- which is very very nice.