We headed on out to Target first for cash back since both spots took cash only. We also did a bit of shopping since Hukilau Cafe wouldn’t start serving lunch until after 10 and Jeric really wanted to try their teri burger. We missed out on that when we were here the last time.
We drove straight away towards Hukilau Cafe. During the car ride Zoë mentioned that she missed home again. She said she misses Lola, Ninang Marky, Ninang Liz, Papa and Ninang Iban. I took a vid and sent it to them. She was super home sick and the only way we eased her discomfort was by letting her know we were heading to the beach. That got her excited and she never brought up missing home again.
And here we are! Hukilau Cafe.
Jeric got his teri burger and I ordered the loco moco with mushrooms. Mostly because I know Zoë would definitely eat the egg, mushrooms and rice more so than teriyaki meat.
I did get to try the burger too and it was sooooo good!
On the way to the car, a little local girl waved at Zoë and Zoë waved back. So cute! The girl had a little kitty who was basking in the sun. When the kitty saw us, though, he started to follow us. Zoë was happy and wanted to pet or kiss the kitty. But, the kitty was super disheveled, so I was like, uhhhh, no baby girl. The kitty kept following us though and the little girl was starting to get anxious. She stomped her feet demanding the kitty come back. But, the kitty followed us all the way to the car. Once Zoë and I got in the car though the kitty walked back to the little girl.
Of course, now Zoë begain whining and pining for her own kitty cat. It took a lot to get her to understand that she couldn’t take that kitty because it was the girl’s and also we had to convince her that we couldn't have our own kitty cat. Lol.
And off to our next stop. We really didn't have much left on our list except for just a bunch of spots that I wanted to scope out if time permitted. A few were on this side of the island, so we thought today's a good time to throw them in since we were already here and the only MUST SEE spot left was Helena's and that was closer to the hotel and saved for later tonight. Plus, these were just quick stops for photo ops. So that still left plenty of beach time for Zoë.
The first stop was Lāʻie Point State Wayside. It was just a scenic spot with a great ocean view that I found randomly off of spots to check out in Oahu.
Definitely worth the stop.
The next stop was Chinaman's hat, but on the way there we passed the Polynesian Culture Center and I wanted some snap shots of their tiki statues, so we literally drove in the driveway, stopped, I hopped out to snap the photos and then we took off. LOL.
Now off to Chinaman's Hat. Lol. Zoë was so bored of these view points, so she and Jeric just ran around the grassy areas that were before the beach sand while I went down to the sand and got my photo.
I don't recall it looking like this the last time we were here though. But maybe we were at a different view point. Who knows? That was like a decade or so ago.
And finally, Lanikai Beach! This is mine and Jeric's favorite. The waters warm, waves are calm and it stays relatively shallow far out.
This is the second time we've been here this trip and last time, Zoë wanted nothing to do with the water. This time, she loved it!
Even after Jeric was done swimming, she wanted me to stay with her and play in the water. Hahaha. So cute!
We did eventually get her out of the water and she was shivering. So we covered her with towels and that was it. Goodbye beautiful beaches of Hawaii.
Once we neared our hotel, we finished our last stop, Helena's, and got our short ribs!
We also passed by Liliha Bakery, which was also on the list, but I totally forgot about it. Definitely gotta stop in and get some Mochi Donuts!
The have other baked goodies too, but we decided just the Mochi Donuts.
We were all pretty tired and wanted to shower, so we just took the short ribs and donuts back to the hotel and devoured them there. The short ribs were aite. We really weren't impressed by them much. The Mochi Donuts though, those are sooo good! I wished we got two whole boxes full of them!
After eating and showering, we all got ready for one last night of strolling around Waikiki.
And here's the baby girl in her pretty dress, spinning around the lobby. Perfect way to end the night!
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