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| Another Amazing Sunset |
My sister and her family are having a string of bad luck. Their youngest injured himself three times in a row, the last one requiring a trip to the hospital. Today it was car trouble. After a morning at the lagoon/beach and bracelet making at the hotel, we decided to head over to Hapuna Beach, a beautiful wide sandy beach nearby. My brother-in-law and his older son headed out way before us. When we arrived at the beach they were just leaving…this was about 4pm or so.
This is probably the first time I saw the girls actually play in the ocean with waves. Prior to this, both of them would run up the beach as soon as they sensed the waves. This time, they both swam into the ocean, waves and all, and dove under the waves. I was so proud of them…thankfully they don’t take after me. I wasn’t as brave as my girls at their age. We didn’t stay too long, about 30min, and we made our way back to the parking lot. When we look up we see my brother-in-law, phone in hand coming towards us – which of course was unexpected. They should have been back at the hotel getting ready for our last dinner together.
As it turned out, his car wasn’t starting. It seems he got the car keys wet by accident. He said he was relieved to see us, and I am glad we ran into each other. He would have had to wait for a new car to be delivered. So…this is the downside of technology. Smart keys, can’t get them wet!
The hotel and car deal I bought from Costco was good, but I didn’t pay attention to the size of car. It seems I paid for a mid-size. My husband informed me as he came back to the airport to pick us up that mid-size was a tad small for the family. I didn’t think it was too bad, but in this particular situation, I wished I had sprung for a full size. We had to leave my mom behind with my brother-in-law to make room for our nephew. After dropping us off at the hotel, my husband had to go back to the beach to pick up my mom and my brother-in-law.
Our last night together was turning out to be a somewhat stressful one. By the time we got back to the hotel, I had 15 minutes to shower the kids and myself to make our 6pm dinner reservation at Brown’s, Orchid’s beachside restaurant. We didn’t quite make it. Luckily for our motley crew, the restaurant staff was really nice and patient. They were so gracious. My girls and I were the only ones at our table with a view for 45 minutes! And they didn’t pester us at all. In fact, our server, J’aime was absolutely wonderful. The rest of the crew finally showed up, including my brother-in-law. He didn’t think he could have dinner with us since he would have to go back to the beach with the rental car agents. We talked him into ordering the entrée banking on him getting back after the apps were served. As it turned out, he didn’t miss dinner after all. The Hawaiians showed again how nice and accommodating they were. The rental car agents delivered the new car to the hotel and offered to pick up the other car at the beach.
Our last dinner together was wonderful; amazingly beautiful evening by the beach, good food and superb service. Absolutely perfect.
Monday, August 9, 2010
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