Another fun day!

Yesterday we had another really fun day involving sea life and a good dinner. Although yesterday was 150x more expensive than last weekend, it's kind of ironic that last weekend just seemed to mean more, maybe because it was so unexpected.

Anyway, yesterday we started out the day by going on submarine tour of the waters just off of Waikiki Beach. The sub took us about 100 feet deep, and had windows so everyone could see outside. We were seated next to a family from, of all places, Stevens Point, WI. Upon initial descent, we saw a barracuda staring us in the face. I got tons of pictures which I WILL be posting TODAY. (A little self-motivation with the caps there :P)

Throughout the rest of the tour we saw sea turtles, sting rays, colorful fish, plane wrecks, shipwrecks, sea urchins, coral, a shark (well, it was on the other side of the sub, we didn't actually see it) and a lot more cool sea life. I was hoping we'd luck out and see a whale up close but no dice. We were given the opportunity to get annual passes for $25 each (far less than what we paid for the tour initially) which I am going to call to get right now. That way when you all come to visit me (HINT HINT) I can take you on the tour, too!

After this we had an hour or so to spare before our next venture so we found a neat little spot to sit and overlook the Honolulu harbor. We sat on a rock wall and watched the water hit the rocks below and also watched some bright yellow fish play below our feet. We were only a hundred yards from a major Honolulu street, but for the 30 minutes or so that we sat there, we were 100 miles from civilization. We have noticed this before, how the rest of the world just disappears when we sit and watch the water. I wish there was a way to bottle the ocean and pull it out when you need it.

The rain chased us to our next stop - a medium-sized cruise boat called the Navtek for a dinner cruise. We boarded the boat and took our seats by a window. Included in the price of the cruise was three drinks each. I have been off of my medication for a couple of weeks now and was actually able to drink two without having a crippling headache or puking!!

Neither Matt or I is a big fan of fish, but we tried our first appetizer anyway - chilled baked salmon with some sort of sour cream dressing. Matt liked it and gobbled it up - I tried it and ate about half of mine. I can still say that I am not a big fan of fish. Then we had a salad, which was delicious. Then our first entree was delivered. I'll let the pictures do the talking on this one. I'll just say that it was lobster and I was at least brave enough to try it and I can emphatically say that I do not like it. Matt is a big chicken and would not try it. I named mine George and he named his Fred.

Between entrees, we took a walk up to the observation deck and watched Waikiki fly by us. Then we went back down for entree #2 - fileted tenderloin with mashed potatos and gravy and veggies. This was much more normal for us and didn't last too long on either of our plates. While we were eating this, some Hawaiian entertainment was on stage (a singer and hula dancers). They called a birthday guy up on stage and he was from, of all places, Milwaukee. We then ate our chocolate mousse cake dessert and went out on the deck to watch the night lights as the boat pulled back into the harbor.

Matt wants to do something cool every weekend now that his boat is out to sea and he's not. Next week's agenda - the Honolulu zoo!