Today I had plans to drive up to the northwest coast of the island, until Jon rolled over in bed and said, "I just remembered, it's Labor Day." Um, yeah. So, we decided Ala Moana Beach across the street, within walking distance, would be where we would spend our morning. Considering I watched the traffic leaving the beach tonight for over an hour, this was probably a safe decision. Ala Moana is a beautiful beach, but since all of the tourists in Waikiki go to Waikiki Beach, Ala Moana is largely a beach where the locals hang out. This makes it a lot of fun, as people pitch their tents up along the lawn and set up barbecues. It's a pretty big ordeal. And the beach itself is quite large and lacks waves, which makes it one of Evan's favorite places to go.So we spent the morning swimming, playing with trucks in the sand, and burying Evan so that he could then go in the water and wash the sand off only to be buried again. One of the locals had a boogieboard with a viewing hole, called an Aqua Eye, so I asked where they got it. He said we could probably find one at the mall across the street. When we were done at the beach we headed over to the mall and were able to find one at Sears for $35. Since we'd planned on looking for one of these on this trip, and had expected to not find one anywhere, Jon and I were both pleasantly surprised to locate one so easily. Evan loves these things, as it allows him to float on top of the water and look at the rocks and fish below.
After naptime, it was off to the office with Jon and then to grab some dinner. Evan and I walked along Waikiki Beach on the way home and stopped at the playground. It started to drizzle a bit, so as we were walking back to the condo we saw a really great rainbow over Waikiki Beach, as well as three dragon boats docked on the beach.
