Saturday, January 1, 2011

Day 18 : Oahu – Happy New Years!! Go Gators! Waikiki

We set the alarm this morning and left the house by 715 a.m..  Why so early?  Because we didn’t want to miss the Gator’s play, of course!  Kickoff was at 8 a.m. Hawaii Time.  Steph is a member of the Gator Alumni Club out here, so we headed to the alumni bar of choice down in Waikiki,  Giovanni Pastrami, to watch it there.  We did cheers during the game, including 2-bits.  In the 3rd quarter, we sang “We are the boys” and swayed like you’d do in the stadium.  Instead of Chris having brewski’s with his football, we had coffee.  It was such a fun atmosphere…there were TV’s everywhere, and we had the little sound boxes that we could adjust to listen to the game at our own individual preferences.  To top it all off, the breakfast there was also delicious!

After a great start to the morning, we walked up and down Waikiki Beach to see all of the sights. 



We came across a monk seal just chilling on the beach.  They like to sunbathe to take a break, so this is apparently a pretty common sight for the locals. 

We spent the rest of the day hanging out on Waikiki Beach, people watching, and chatting. It is one of the all-time best places to people watch…there is such an interesting crowd down there!  The beach offers spectacular views of Diamond Head as well. 

Steph thinks its odd that I look bigger in clothes than I do in a bikini.  I just feel big in general...and I know there's a LOT more growing to come!!
As the sun headed down, we headed back home.  Go Gator’s!

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