I've been trying and trying to upload Day 5 videos, but the good ones are too large. I will put the ones I can at the end of this post, but I will keep trying. One of the big ones is really cute! I just don't know how to make it smaller.
On Day 6, Saturday, we spend the morning enjoying the pool and beautiful hotel. We toured the grounds again and just walked along the Ocean It was so pretty, and I really got some amazing photos!
We sadly left Maui and flew over to Oahu. I had heard that Oahu was very "mainland" like, so wasn't sure what to expect. We flew into Honolulu and sure enough, it was much like Denver. Mountains in the background, and city right there.
When we got to town, I connected with an old college sorority sister, who has lived on the island for awhile. She gave me a great itinerary for our days on Oahu, and really directed me to the places to go and places to avoid. Thank goodness- b/c this totally made our trip!! So thanks C!!! When we landed, we decided to head to Kailua and see the beach there. The H1 East is a VERY scenic drive. Wow. Out of our whole trip, I believe the views on this drive were my favorite. The cliffs, the ocean, the mountains- it was so very surreal and beautiful.
We got up to Kailua we just loved it! The beach was so huge, clean, soft and pretty! The water was turquoise blue and clear- just gorgeous!!! We played around for a bit and just hung out. What a great afternoon. We ate at a local Mexican restaurant, Mexico Lindo - which was delicious.
We took a different way back- the Likelike Hwy (b/c the Pali Hwy was closed) - which also produced some really pretty views of the middle, more mountainous part of the island.
We finally arrived in Waikiki Beach where our hotel was. We stayed at the Embassy Suites. We were met with Leis and mimosas- not bad :) They gave us an upgraded room and were so nice. The hotel just added on a brand new branch so everything is very new and gorgeous! Our room was a high floor, corner room with 3 balconies, ocean view, and it was just huge. We were all in shock at how big, spacious, and modern it was! The hotel is right on BeachWalk- so right in the middle of all of the action, and right there by the beach. Perfect location!! There was a gorgeous pool on the 3rd floor and restaurants and bars galore. I'd highly recommend the hotel to anyone heading to Oaha/HNL/Waikiki Beach! (And I'm not normally a huge fan of Embassy Suites- this one is by far the top notch).
I've put our Day 6 photos up on Shutterfly, and threw some teasers below. I've also added a few videos from the Luau on Friday. I'm going to try to finish up the last 2 days of photos here this weekend, so I can catch up on newer items!!! Stay tuned!
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