Thursday January 22nd 2009

Claire and Andrew arrived starving because they had not been able to get dinner when they arrived at their hotel in Honolulu last night so we took them straight to the Bakery in Kaunakakai for breakfast. We had a browse in the Wine and Spirits Store and got some supplies and then headed back to let them settle in at the condo. After lazing around on the lanai for a couple of hours with a drink and our books we went down to check out the pool.

The Cookhouse in Kualapuu was our destination for dinner tonight. Andrew and I ordered the prime rib, Claire had mahi mahi and Jim had crab stuffed shrimp. My prime rib must have been two inches thick - it was a gigantic wedge of meat. Needless to say I did not finish it. There was live music supplied by a man with a ukulele and his buddy with an improvised double bass. The wine supplied by ourselves got mixed reviews - the rose was quite nice but the $4.99 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon got a thumbs down from our experts. A huge black cloud that came up around sunset had us all a little worried but it passed over without any ill effect.

We retired early - it had been a long day and there is a time difference to get used to.