Today was "errand day." We both got a bit too much sun driving around in the convertible with the top down the last two days, so we're taking it easy today. Started with another breakfast at the same place as yesterday. Soup Nutz / Java Jazz is a great place to eat. This time I had sense enough to snap a picture of the interior of the place:
As I said, it's a very interesting place to eat. The food was as good today as it was yesterday. I had the Hawaiian Omelette again, and asked for extra cheese in it this time, since it was a wee bit lacking yesterday. They compensated very well, and it was just about the perfect omelette experience. Really enjoyed it.
Following that, we headed to Whaler's Village in Lahaina, in search of a pair of Teva (or similar style) river sandals. No luck. We were told there was a shoe store there, but apparently it's closed down. And since they charge $3.00 for a half hour to park there
, we had to hunt around to find something to make the $15 minimum purchase to get validated parking. ABC Store to the rescue. A bottle of Koloa Rum Company's Pineapple Passion Fruit cocktail did the trick. It's in the fridge chilling right now. Looking forward to trying it, maybe with a slice of that awesome banana bread...
After that, since we hadn't found the sandals, we headed for Kahului. Long way around, we found them at Island Feet, on Dairy Road in Kahului. Yay! And since we were already in Kahului, of course, we HAD to stop at Costco. That, as many of you know, can be a life-changing experience.
I had no idea how many items could be sold at a really big Costco. And this one is HUGE. Just the refrigerated and freezer sections of the warehouse are about a quarter of the square footage of my warehouse back home. They had SO much for sale, it was amazing. What sort of items, you ask? Well, how about an entire frozen pig, in case you wanted to do a luau? Or how about made-on-Oahu Cornflake Butter Crunch Cookies? (They're absolutely awesome, by the way.) And even Kona Coffee Macadamia Nut Brittle. It just sounded good. So two of those three made it into our car, and we headed for home.
So now that we're back at the condo again, I'm getting ready to head down to the pool to test out my new prescription snorkeling mask and underwater camera. If it all works as planned, there will be a snorkeling adventure in my near future. We liked the looks of Honolua Bay so much, I think that may be where we'll head. And if it doesn't work as expected, well, all bets are off.
Dave