L.A.D.

Just in case you thought I was kidding this is the free shirt I got for Mexican night! $50 = entrance, t-shirt, all you can drink (soft drinks), all you can eat dodger dogs-nachos-popcorn-peanuts-Mexican food! MUY BIEN! L.A.Davies likes the L.A.Dodgers!

Third Street Promenade & Tar

It has been a busy day in L.A.! Started out with breakfast at Jinky's, then we took a stroll down the third street promenade where I sampled sweet limes (refreshing!) and "hot onion-garlic" pistachio nuts (bought a bag!). We checked out the Santa Monica pier, then we took a lovely drive down Sunset through too many famous neighborhoods to list.

We landed at the La Brea Tar Pits which were actually really interesting! They have pulled over a million fossilized remains out of the area, but only one human, a woman that they believe was murdered! That was weird, but so were all of the camel fossils...I mean camels?! Really?

We popped into the Grove to check out the shops/food. (Now when I read about celebrity sightings there in US Weekly I will be able to put it into context ;) Next stop- Mexican night at the Dodger game! Ole!

Snorkeling off Ni'ihau...so forbidden!

We took a ride aboard the Holo Holo along the Na'pali coast of Kauai (only accessible by boat or by a long hike). It was so pristine! After that we headed to the "forbidden" island of Ni'ihau to snorkel. We couldn't go ashore because you have to be invited by the Robinson family or else they will execute you! Totally kidding! We swam with some Monk seals, it was pretty cool (I was a little scared).

Spouting Horn, Polihale, and Mai Tai Hour

Day one in Kauai brought me to remote Polihale beach. Thank god we had a Jeep because the "road" to the actual beach was a real adventure! When we made it there we were with about 25 other people on a beautiful sandy white beach with prehistoric looking cliffs as the background. The surf was fantastic. I had a pretty good wipe out. When I surfaced my swim suit bottom looked like a sand filled diaper! It was a lot of fun! On our way home we stopped at Spouting Horn which is just a hole in the lava that shoots out water when the waves crash in. We made it back to the hotel in time for "Mai Tai Hour" where we had all of the free drinks we could handle while lounging in a hammock near the pool. It was VERY relaxing!

Diamond Head

Wow! We walked from our hotel (see the little pink dot in the bay below) to the top of Diamond Head. It was quite a trek but it was the perfect start to my last day on Oahu. I did everything on my list! Next stop Kauai!

Waimea Bay Beach

I'm having a fantastic time on Oahu. Wedding #1, at the Moana Surfrider, was like a fairy tale. We have been relaxing on Waikiki, but today we decided to have an early breakfast at Zippy's and hit the North Shore...its paradise!

Hello Hawaii

It could have been all of the free cocktails, but the view coming into Honolulu seemed so much better from first class. We used miles to upgrade our seats since the flight is more than 5 hours...it was worth it!