Day 4: We woke up a little later this morning and treated ourselves to some breakfast across
the street. Today was a bit of a shopping day. We hopped in the car to check out the local market
with Jon and Nick. Jon bought a bag of odd looking red stuff, he said it had a sweet fruit in it. It
was to die for! Our next market was China Town. They had the best looking fruits, veggies and
meats, and the prices were great! $4.50 for a lb of shrimp!

The next market was a swap meet held at the Aloha Stadium; this occurs three days a week.
We picked up some cheap souvenirs and a nice pic of us We had planned on going to an
ATV ride so from the stadium we drove about 45 mins north and just before we got there i realized
I had not received a conformation call from the ranch, then I realized I didnt even have my phone.
It turns out that the ranch had no more open spots that day.

Luckily there were open spots for then next day but it was at 8am and only and hour trip instead of
the two hrs we had planned on So instead of being too bummed we drove to a secret local spot
mostly occupied by locals. And Christine and I shared a plate lunch; some really yummy short ribs
and Hawaiian pork dish with the best Mahi-mahi. With full bellies we drove down the road further,
to yet another beach where we practiced some body surfing! (i'd have a pic of me body surfing but
John needs to work on his picture taking)













































^^^If you look closely to this pic you can see a line on the ridge...those are stairways 3748 to be
exact...ill get to that on day 7

^^^this one too





















DAY 5: We woke up early again, at 6am. But this time we did it purposely. We had to leave early for
our ATV tour! While waiting for the ATV tour to leave, Christine was playing with the horses. She
was mesmerized feeding them oats and petting them. We went on the tour through the Valley of
Kings (priceless land) and our guide pointed out where movies like Mighty Joe Young, 50 First
Dates and others were filmed. We took a few candid pics and were on our way! Jon showed us
a golf club that he had worked at. We parked the car because behind it was a 6 mile trail that lead
to a water fall and another ancient Hawaiian sacrificial location. You can see how thick the jungle
brush was from our pictures!! Our beach for the day was a great location for body surfing! The
beach had 8ft waves. That night we ate dinner at Dixie, the restaurant Jon works at. The crab
was awesome!



































































Day 6: Christine and I had a little time to ourselves and I took her to a botanical garden so she
could get her flower fix. She loves orchids and was amazed that they were growing in the middle
of the city, almost effortlessly. After the garden we had a relaxing evening at John's house. Some
drinks and a little plate food. Just before sun set we headed to Waikiki beach to get some pics!
We spend some more time hanging out in the back yard and then got ready for a private dinner
together. We ate at one of the restaurants close to Jon's house (an Italian restaurant). We went
to sleep at 8pm because we had plans to go out partying that night. Jon and Nick woke us up
at 12:30am! and we stayed out until well after 4am. Club hopping in Honolulu is awesome!