Sixth port day - Oahu

Today we docked in Oahu; our last port for this adventure. We'll be here today and overnight, disembarking first thing tomorrow morning. Our flight out of Honolulu is not until 9 pm, so we'll have the whole day tomorrow, too!

This morning we picked up another rental car and headed off to drive the island. Started out going west to a snorkel spot that Andrew wanted to try. It was really nice there - small sandy beach and a nice reef (see photo). There were two large sea turtles grazing about 20 feet from the shore that hung around the whole 90 minutes we were there! The only downside to this stop was when we thought we had lost the car keys. After several frantic minutes of searching, we located them with Andrew's cell phone. The guy next to us on the beach said that things always worked out so that the blame could be pinned on the man. I told him that, in this case, there was no question!

Once we recover the keys, we get back in to the car and head north up the center of the island. We drive the north shore and see the surfers and the waves. They are reported to be "small" this time of year but they still looked pretty dangerous to us. We stop at another snorkel beach on the norther tip of the island near the Turtle Bay Resort. We stayed there until it started to rain - oh well we were pretty hungry by then anyway.

Next stop is a place recommended in our guide book - Pinky's Pupu Bar and Grill. I know what you're thinking however, in Hawaiian, pupu means "appetizer". We had delicious crab nachos there!

Finally, back in the car to head back to the port. By the time we return the rental car and get back to the ship it is nearly 6 pm. We packed up all our suitcases in preparation for the morning, and are now relaxing and enjoying our last few hours on board. Tomorrow we're planning to do Pearl Harbor and probably Waikiki Beach or Diamond Head - just because Andrew hasn't been to any of those places and you should do them at least once. We'll try and post more photos tomorrow!