Last day in Hawaii and trip home

Our last day in Hawaii, Boo! We went back to the Hungry Hono for breakfast and another frappe. For some reason the thin mint frappe did not taste the same as before, we think because a different person made it. Since our flight wasn't until 9:00 at night we had a whole day to explore and generally relax. The first thing we did after breakfast was lay by the pool for a little while until it was checkout time so that Deb could get some color and I could just relax. After that we did a little shopping for souvenirs at Walmart and then went to the Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens. This was maybe the smallest Botanical Garden in the world, unfortunately there wasn't a lot to see here, but it was free. We checked out the thrift shop right there, but it was a very thrifty thrift shop, everything there was at least 20 years old.

We then went over to a small beach and watched some kids body surfing which was kind of entertaining, we also just kind of relaxed and enjoyed the sea breeze. From there we drove to a farmers’ market where we bought some more souvenirs. From there we walked over to the Kona shopping village and browsed through some shops. It was actually pretty hot, and mall-itis was really starting to hit me. Because of this we decided it was time for early dinner. We ate at the Kona canoe restaurant right on the ocean where we made a meal of happy hour appetizers and finished everything off with mud pie, which was delicious. We lingered there a bit and watched the sun go down. A pretty good way to end our time in Hawaii.

Once we got done with dinner we had to head to the airport and gas up the rental car along the way. Our gate at the airport was open to the outisde on all sides, like a gate patio. Of course, a woman waiting by us told Deb how much she liked her nails. We got on our plane to Seattle on time with no issues, we had a 2-hour layover in Seattle, so we grabbed some breakfast at the airport and waited for our last plane home. Our flight home was interesting at the end as it was very windy in Chicago, so we had a pretty bumpy ride coming in but we got in on time and made it home to our house. 7 flights, 7 airports, 3 rental cars and 2 sons providing airport drop off and pick up, quite a trip. Oh and 4 people told Deb they love her nails, actaully a couple less than I was expecting.

Hawaii is a beautiful place; I am really glad I got to visit. I’m not sure if we’ll be back but if we do return, we will be sure to hit Kauai, as it is supposed to be the most beautiful of all the islands.