Thursday, May 11, 2006
Woke up at 5 AM Hawaii time this morning, went for a short run and a warm rain started to fall on me—it was nice. I made a mental note to look for new shoes: the right shoe is squeaking. I was dazzled by the appearance of a rainbow over Waikiki, and then I laughed when Nate sort of shrugged it off, presumably because he sees it so often. I took photos of the rainbow and of plants and flowers on Chris and Nate's deck. Uploaded photos to Flickr. Within minutes, Eric had tagged a photo of a yellow hibiscus with its scientific name. Nate had office hours and a meeting in the morning. Chris and I picked up his parents and great aunt Yvette and Yvette's fiance Jay at the airport. Jim wasn't feeling well so Chris and I took him back to Chris and Nate's, and he immediately went to sleep. Meanwhile, the others had gotten lost on their way to the hotel because the Google Maps instructions were incorrect. They were to meet us at Chris and Nate's and eventually showed up around 2:00 PM. We met Jen and Nate at Tiki's Grill and Bar (808-923-8454, 2570 Kalakaua Av, Honolulu, Hawaii) around 2:30 PM (minus Jim). Jen took a nap. The rest of us checked Chris's family into their hotel. Nate and I walked around Waikiki for a bit. The weather was warm and sunny with occasional, light, warm showers. We got cold drinks at an ABC store. Chris picked me up at the zoo parking lot, and Nate took his moped home. Jen met us at home. We chatted in the living room for a while then decided to get a late dinner at Big City Diner. Jen and I got veggie chow mein, and Chris and Nate each got chili. No dessert—too stuffed. Back at home, I uploaded more photos to Flickr. Chris's blog links to some really great sidewalk chalk art by Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner—amazing and fun!