Ava Wiggles Her Toes in the Sand!

Today my friend Misty and her daughter Ava arrived in Hawai'i; I met them at the airport with lei made from puakenikeni and plumeria & orchid. Since it was noon, and their check-in time was not until 3 pm, we went to lunch at, you guessed it: Zippy's! Actually we tried Highway Inn first but their lot was full, then we went to Liliha Bakery but there was a 15-minute wait for a table; at Zippy's we walked right in and sat down! (Misty promised she would try something more adventurous the next time!)

Misty & Ava with (clockwise from top left): small roast turkey special, chicken nuggets, small Zip Pac with teriyaki beef and fried chicken

After lunch there was still an hour and a half or so before check-in, so I drove them around and gave them a little tour on the way to their hotel. We stopped at Ala Moana Beach Park because Ava wanted to get out and wiggle her toes in the sand! We drove by Kewalo Basin, Aloha Tower, Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Fort DeRussey, Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki Aquarium, Kapiolani Park, Diamond Head lookout, Kapiolani Community College, Kaimuki Intermediate School, Leahi Hospital, Diamond Head Theater, Kahala Mall, the Ala Wai Canal, and Rainbow Drive Inn.

On the way back from their hotel, I stopped at the Hawai'i Humane Society to complete the microchip paperwork on the cats. The official microchip registry for animals in Hawai'i is the Hawai'i Humane Society; they are now all officially registered. Momo's "lost pet" paperwork will be available for 30 days, but I will be checking in every other day to see if he gets picked up. We think he got out on the evening I arrived; we think Mom kept the outer door open while she was trying to figure out how to turn on the garage light (which she never did).