Friday

Friday Morning we woke up reasonably early so we could start our trek up Diamond Head.  We not only wanted to beat the heat, but needed to beat the crowd looking for parking below.  The hike up Diamond Head wasn't easy and it did take me a bit longer than most people, but unlike others, I didn't turn around and go back, I made it to the top.  It was 1.6 miles of uneven terrain, a 225 foot tunnel where you couldn't see the daylight from the other side and 176 stairs.   The views were spectacular and Jeremy seemed to also be excited that we were in an old military bunker.

The 99 step stair case...

After an appropriate cleansing when we got back to the condo, we met with Jeremy’s friend for lunch.  We went to Jimmy Buffet’s where the food was so-so, but the air conditioning was nice.  We walked into a Lappert’s Hawaii in the Hilton Hawaii Village and got pretty delicious ice cream, then parted ways.  I seem to remember us taking a nap when we got back to the condo as we had been hiking/walking all morning.  For dinner we ventured to the Ala Moana shopping center to go to California Pizza Kitchen.  While we were waiting for our table I bought my token Bubba Gump Shrimp Company t-shirt since it was right across the from CPK.