Day #3 - Fun had by all!

Day #3 and what fun we have had today. From sun-up to sundown. Since any Harvey diary must always include what was served at each meal, let’s get that out of the way right now…Breakfast and lunch – same as yesterday. Dinner? Well, I’ll get to that.
After breakfast this morning, we were informed by our fearless leader (um, that would be Craig if there were any doubts) that we were going to take a walk to some stores nearby. Figured we all needed an exercise outing. Doris wasn’t sure she wanted to go without knowing how far…until Craig mentioned we would be going to the ABC store (in a nutshell, a local trash and trinket store) and that they have MAGNETS which is always a draw for Doris. So we headed off along the boardwalk by the water. It was actually quite a nice little stroll, not too short, not too far and we found this small shopping area with a few gift-type stores. We visited the ABC store for yes, a magnet, another gift store where we each came away with a coconut bird feeder, the Crazy Shirt store (they already have Obama tee-shirts since he is a considered a Hawaiian son in these parts, but we passed on that), and then we went to a store called “Elephant Walk” which was the best of all. I found new bandanas for Ilio and Kutta and well, they couldn’t be more perfect. If I take a picture of them to post it will explain it all. Craig and John bought Jibbitz for their Crocs and well, that is another picture that needs no explanation and is the feature picture of the top of this post. And for myself I found the prettiest sandals, again, I’ll have to take a picture of them! On our walk back we took some nice pictures of each other by an outrigger canoe. After that, Jeannie went to her spot by the pool, the men folks set Doris up in a nice covered area outside where she could read the Sunday paper and the Harvey men headed out for adventures unknown.
Well, maybe not so unknown. They found the Kmart this time and bought cookies, some large lime green noodles for the pool and wine coolers. The big adventure was that as Craig purchased his alcoholic beverages, believe it or not, he was carded! Guess that made his day. And they stopped by Subway for our now traditional lunch. We ate outside in the covered area where Doris read her paper. Certainly more room at that table than we have indoors. It was delightful.
After lunch Doris came back to the room to rest and read and the men joined me at the pool. They enjoyed exercising on their lime green noodles going around the pool and I just swam along. It was a thoroughly restful time for all. Back to the room to get ready for dinner, which again, Craig gets credit for. We decided to head on over to Costco and get a pizza. Okay, now to tell a story on myself (I want to be an equal opportunity tattler!) Craig went to get the car and gave me the duty of getting the 3 of us from the room to the front of the resort where he would pick us up. Not a hard thing, right? Been here 3 days now…should know where to go. Well first I led us down the hall on the 3rd floor where we are and through a closed door and we ended up in the private section for employees. First mistake. Should have taken the elevator. So we went back to the elevator. Should be easy enough – go up to the 5th floor where the circular driveway is. Nope, I lead us down to the 2nd floor instead. Mistake #2. So we just took the escalator up 3 flights which is kind of long and scary looking but the 3 of us held onto each other and couldn’t stop laughing knowing that Craig would think we were all loony and wouldn’t be able to trust any of us to find our way around anymore. Hey it’s a big place around here and easy to get turned around. Unless you’re under 21 like Craig!
Our dinner at Costco was very nice and the 4 of us were able to polish off one of those pizzas without much of a problem. It is quite amusing to watch the chickens and roosters wander around you while you eat. I took a picture figuring the caption would be something like….”At most Costcos people go INSIDE to find chicken…” Which reminds me, for the person who has never been to Hawaii here is one of the first things you notice…no doors or enclosed areas. The airport, the food courts, even here at the resort. No need. When the weather is perfect year-round, what do you need to keep out? Well, maybe chickens!
We finished up our evening with a return visit to Kmart so the women folks could see what all the fun was about. Actually, since Johnny, Craig’s brother is a Kmart store manager back in Richmond, we figured we should go as a sign of family support. Oh and they still had Christmas items for 90% off. Let me tell you…if we thought we could get a tree and lights back to the mainland with us somehow, we’d have done it. But the luggage space just won’t comply!
So, another day in paradise comes to an end…
P.S. All reputable editors report when they have made an error...in yesterday's post I indicated a "school of whales" were spotted. I have been corrected (by my own mother in fact) that the correct term is "pod of whales." I stand corrected.