So, yesterday, Thursday, we didn't do a whole lot. I took Evan to the park in the morning, where he met two little girls. One was a cute little half-Japanese girl, who was about 20 months old and for some reason reminded me of Evan's friend Gracie.
After the park, we went back to the condo, and Evan, Jon and I went swimming at the pool. the boys took a nap, and I went on the Atlantis Submarine ride at Waikiki Beach. I had to take a boat ride out to the site where you get onto the submarine. I tend to get seasick when doing things like snorkeling, so I took some Bonine (similar to Dramamine) before going. Once out on the boat, we had to walk across a ramp over to the sub. The sub took us down to about 120 feet below. It was very cool. I was able to see some things I didn't see snorkeling,
like two sea turtles, two reef sharks, and quite a few blowfish. Unlike snorkeling however, the colors aren't as vibrant, because at a certain depth the colors begin to look different as natural sunlight is filtered through the water. At the deepest part, the red buttons on my camera looked completely black. Also, I enjoyed snorkeling because I was able to take pictures that I hope will turn out better than the ones on the submarine. But, it was far less work than snorkeling, and there are things I wouldn't have seen snorkeling, so both have their benefits.
I came back and Jon got a phone call from the IT department telling him that there are technical issues that prevented him from working that night. So, Jon, Evan and I went to dinner at Duke's Canoe Club. Jon isn't such a big fan of taking Evan anywhere out to eat, not that I am either, but he actually hates doing so. We spent the majority of our dinner trying to get Evan not to break anything or run off, or we were taking turns eating alone while the other walked him out to the beach. Anyhow, the food was great regardless, and at least there was the beach to walk him out to! I got to take him out to the beach and watch the sunset, so I'm not complaining too much!
I'll write more about today itself later. We're going to try to catch the Polynesian show and fireworks across the street at the Hilton now that Evan's up from his very late nap. The technical issues haven't yet been corrected, so Jon gets another night off to spend with us.
Later.
After the park, we went back to the condo, and Evan, Jon and I went swimming at the pool. the boys took a nap, and I went on the Atlantis Submarine ride at Waikiki Beach. I had to take a boat ride out to the site where you get onto the submarine. I tend to get seasick when doing things like snorkeling, so I took some Bonine (similar to Dramamine) before going. Once out on the boat, we had to walk across a ramp over to the sub. The sub took us down to about 120 feet below. It was very cool. I was able to see some things I didn't see snorkeling,
like two sea turtles, two reef sharks, and quite a few blowfish. Unlike snorkeling however, the colors aren't as vibrant, because at a certain depth the colors begin to look different as natural sunlight is filtered through the water. At the deepest part, the red buttons on my camera looked completely black. Also, I enjoyed snorkeling because I was able to take pictures that I hope will turn out better than the ones on the submarine. But, it was far less work than snorkeling, and there are things I wouldn't have seen snorkeling, so both have their benefits.I came back and Jon got a phone call from the IT department telling him that there are technical issues that prevented him from working that night. So, Jon, Evan and I went to dinner at Duke's Canoe Club. Jon isn't such a big fan of taking Evan anywhere out to eat, not that I am either, but he actually hates doing so. We spent the majority of our dinner trying to get Evan not to break anything or run off, or we were taking turns eating alone while the other walked him out to the beach. Anyhow, the food was great regardless, and at least there was the beach to walk him out to! I got to take him out to the beach and watch the sunset, so I'm not complaining too much!
I'll write more about today itself later. We're going to try to catch the Polynesian show and fireworks across the street at the Hilton now that Evan's up from his very late nap. The technical issues haven't yet been corrected, so Jon gets another night off to spend with us.
Later.
