There is an audio tour which explains each room and the items within the room as well as any significant historical action taken there. The architecture is amazing and the restoration of this beautiful palace is worth the stop. Right next door is the state capital building and the design is quite intriguing for a government building. Be sure to walk through there as well.
After the palace, Patti and I drove over to her brothers house in Kaneohe for some kayaking. Gary is quite the gentleman loading up the equipment, and unloading at the beach location in Lanikai. The beach launch is just that a small walkway between houses with a 20' sandy beach on which to launch kayaks or paddle boards.
The sky was cloudy, water was beautiful blue green and the waves were low so off we go. Gary in his
new one man and Patti and I sharing a two person kayak. Winds were blowing at us so it took about 45 minutes to paddle over to the Moku Islands about a mile off shore. Once there we floated around for a while with the life jackets on and observed a sea turtle swimming right between us!
The paddle back was a quick 25 minutes through very high choppy water and rain, but the wind was at our back and pushed us along. Again Gary a carried all the heavy stuff back to the car and loaded it on the roof! I was not too tired physically at that point. Back to Gary and Lora's home to shower and make our way to Yard House for happy hour in Honolulu.
Happy hour was great with basically 1/2 price appetizers and $2 off craft beer. My favorite beer has been the Maui Manna Wheat. I can really taste the pineapple flavor. We walked back to the HGVC and waited for the nice fireworks show on the lagoon. Sunset was magnificent as some very large sailboats crossed the sun as it was setting. I only had my iPhone, but it took some great shots.
Back up to the room and exhaustion is hitting after a long and busy day. I need to pack tonight and sort some items to be ready for a long day tomorrow, going home.
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