Becky's 2012 Visit to Hawaii

Becky was pleased with the lei we made for her.

We stopped at Foodland Farms in Aina Haina on the way home.

Andrea let Becky harvest the ripe pineapple.

We barbecued chicken for dinner.

The next morning (Tuesday) we walked to breakfast at Jack's Restaurant in the Aina Haina Shopping Center. Lenore drove and met us there.

Andrea took Becky and Lenore for a walk at Queen's Beach near Makapuu.

I went to the beach by myself Tuesday afternoon and saw two photographers doing a photoshoot with a model in the banyan tree at the
Natatorium.

Here's the back view from the Natatorium.

Becky and Andrea hard at work on the landscaping effort.

Becky and Andrea in the upper garden at Estelle's house.

Doug and Bob on the lanai.

Doug's wife Chris with Andrea and Becky in the back yard.

The ladies on the lanai.

Drew (left) and Estelle (right) with the food preparations.

Lenore tastes the wine at Bluwater Grill with Koko Crater in the background.

And the waitress pours the pinot grigio for Becky.

I attack my pineapple banana split.

Andrea and Becky went for massages in the afternoon and then we drove to Chinatown and had dinner at Epic restaurant.

We stopped by the ceramics studio to see this large ceramic sculpture in production with live Hawaiian music.

Green glaze is applied.

We listended to jazz musicians at the Dragon Upstairs.

A customer offered to take our photograph at the Dragon Upstairs.

The ceramic sculpture became a group participation project.

Uncle Clay chats with customers while Becky and Andrea eat their shave ice.

That evening we barbecued shrimp.

The next morning, Sunday, we got into the car to have breakfast at Longhi's in Ala Moana Shopping Center.

I know what I want for breakfast at Longhi's.

Lots of good food at Longhi's.

We drove home through Waikiki and stopped at the zoo fence to see Paul Forney and his wife.

As usual, Paul had a number of new paintings.

Sunday evening we went to Waikiki to walk around and have dinner. We parked at Kapiloani Park and walked across it toward Kalakaua Avenue.

At Kuhio Beach.

We stopped at one of Andrea's favorite stores, Sand People.

We got a snack at Panda Express.

Becky enjoyed a spring roll.

We saw the back side of a hula show in the courtyard of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

We had enjoyed music, hula, Lahaina punches, and pupus at the Banyan Court at the Moana Hotel.

We all had Lahaina punches, which are similar to mai tais, but a bit stronger.

Becky went onto the beach after sunset to take pictures.

Monday the 9^th we drove over the Pali to go see Claude and Suzi in Kaneohe. We stopped to enjoy the wind at the Pali Lookout.

No hats at the Pali lookout!

We had breakfast at Cinnamon's in Kailua.

Yum! Cinnamon in the honey butter.

We enjoyed some bloody Marys at Claude and Suzi's house.

Suzi fixed lunch of hot dogs and I made some more bloody Marys. Claude listens while Suzi tells a story about a friend. His T-shirt
says "hand wash, blow dry."

Becky played with Dutchy.

Later we said goodbye.

The First Hawaiian Bank building in Kaneohe is in the palm tree style.

Andrea and Becky hiked the Koko Head ridge trail on Tuesday morning.

We went to the beach on Tueday the 10^th.

Lenore treated us to dinner at Roy's in Hawaii Kai that evening.

Becky and I shared the canoe for two, which she enjoyed very much.

Wednesday morning we got into the car for a trip to the Aquarium.

We looked at lots of fish and other sea creatures.

Becky enjoyed looking at lots of fish and other exhibits.

We had lunch at Sam Choy's. The car valet offered to take this picture.

We ate at a table below a photograph of Sam with Emeril Lagasse.

Getting the luggage out of the back of the car at Hawaiian Airlines departures.

These are some more of the stepping stones.