Honolulu & Waikiki Beach Visit!
09 April 2018 | Ko Olina Marina, Oahu
Helen
Up early. The Trade Winds kicked in with a very powerful wind blowing thru the marina. It was a clanking night as many of the sailboat halyards were not secured away from their masts. I slept badly. Still getting used to multiple sleep hours and flat waters here in the marina. Since we had to fill out the paperwork for the marina haul out next week, we decided to rent a car for the day and check it out. We took the shuttle over to the Marriott Vacation Club and rented a Toyota Corolla from Enterprise. After the boat yard, we drove the 15 miles to Honolulu and Waikiki Beach. Lots of touristy people around. I don't think it rained today, for the first time since we arrived. The sun was out and it was hot. We checked out the public marina and parked there for $1/hour. Walked the beach with our feet in the cool waters as we didn't take our swim suits. The beach was lovely, but there were larger rocks which hurt my foot when I stepped on one. There were several catamarans on the ocean, taking guests to sail and snorkel. There was a dock owned by the resorts, that delivered and picked up guests. We had a bite to eat at one of the beach restaurant bars. Then ate an ice cream on the way back to the car. We drove up to PunchBowl Pacific National Cemetery, high up over Honolulu. The view was incredible. We stopped for some fuel as Ko Olina does not have any gas stations. Then we met Steve & Liz at Buzz's Steak House for their happy hour dinner specials. Good food and great company but I couldn't finish mine. We stopped at Safeway before driving back to the marina. The winds were still very strong as we carried our purchases to the boat. It was already after sunset and the boat was dark. I handed Mark my boxes and stepped up to the boat, clunking the top of my left foot on the dock cleat that our lines were tied to. I thought I broke something. The pain was incredible. Mark got me some ice and I have it elevated. Thankfully, nothing is broken but the skin was scuffed off and my foot will be bruised. Catching up on the internet. Will think about heading to bed shortly. We will get up early tomorrow and return the rental car.