Babbit the Aloha Rabbit: Day Two

On day two, we all woke before daybreak.
(Darned time change!)
Babbit joined the Barbie family and Gracie on the lanai
to watch the sun break over the mountains...


... then he made his way down to the lagoon
for a whole-lotta lounging while the family swam...


... played Frisbee...


... and tried to dig their way to northern Europe.


Later, we made our way to the lobby
where the children admired the koi...


... and tempted them with a tasty blue treat.


We loaded up to go the North Shore in hopes of spotting some surfers.
James "worked" for a while in the car
(and is now trying to figure out a way to office in Hawaii).


We didn't find any surfers,
but we did find the famous Romy's shrimp shack.
James had garlic shrimp, while Babbit and I shared the sweet & spicy.
Everything was so delicious
(that is, until I found a spider in my special sauce -- yuck!)


Then, we stopped at Ted's Bakery in Haleiwa...


... where Babbit enjoyed some chocolate-haupia pie for dessert.
(Haupia is a traditional coconut milk-based Hawaiian dessert.)


Still searching for those elusive surfers,
we went to at a more secluded spot just north of Sunset Beach.


We arrived just in time to be overtaken by the fire department
and a group of lifeguards on some sort of ocean rescue mission.


The Coast Guard even showed up and circled the scene
(though we later heard no lives were actually at stake)


All the excitement warranted a trip to Aoki's
for coconut shaved ice served on top of homemade ice cream


As we headed south back towards Ko Olina,
we stopped at the Dole Plantation to explore.


Gracie added to her penny collection...


... while Bub and Babbit shared a pineapple whip.


Babbit finds himself in a pineapple predicament


We felt adventurous, so we tried our hand (feet? brain?)
at the Pineapple Garden Maze,
voted World's Largest in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records.


One station was easy to find.
Seven others? Not so much.
Babbit accepts no responsibility for the poor navigation.


Completely worn out by the maze,
we felt that a bit of lounging and lazing about was in order,
so we headed back to the hotel.

Scenes from the Road: Beautiful Beaches,


Majestic Mountains,


and Conked-out Kiddos.


F.Y.I.