Aug. 18 (revised and updated)

It was hard to wake up at 9 a.m. in Honolulu. Mark and Brian were awake and were preparing to start the day. So we did our best to get moving, too.

We ate fresh pineapple and drank POG (passion, orange and guava juice) in our room for breakfast. Delicious!!!

Mark was determined to find a tour that would fit our schedule. He was able to find something that would go from 1:25 p.m. until 5:25 p.m. That sounded great! He told me he had already booked the tour for himself and Brian. I told him to book us as well. However, he was told there was only one seat left!

Meanwhile, Peter put my bike together and I went for a spin. I tried to find Lewer's restaurant. I learned that they built a hotel over it and now it is a dance club. The restaurant itself relocated into a hotel and it wouldn't open until 8 p.m. Oh, well. I went to an ABC Store (they are everywhere!) and got some souvenirs and lunch.

I called Mark's room again and asked him to call again about getting seats for the tour. This time he was successful! We checked out of the hotel and left our bags at the bell stand.

The bus came 15 minutes earlier than expected, but we were ready. Imagine our surprise when there were only about 15 people on the tour (and at least 45 empty seats on the bus!). We had plenty of space to spread out. Sienna instinctively went straight to the back and claimed the back row.

The tour took us to some scenic spots just outside of Waikiki. We saw some incredible scenery. It was an ideal way to spend our time. (There was no children's pool at our hotel. We live in Florida, not too far from the beach, so a beautiful day at the pool or beach is nothing unique.) We ate lunch on the bus. Both girls especially enjoyed eating mixed nuts.

After the tour, I came back to use the Internet while the other five walked around. Then Mark set off to pick up a free coffee (or tea) mug for our father by showing our $100+ worth of ABC Store receipts.

Peter arranged for our limo to take us to the airport. The driver was early, but by the time we packed the luggage, we left right on time. We changed clothes at the airport and went through security. Our flight to LA was scheduled to depart at 8:45 p.m. flight, but we left a few minutes late.

A lot of people were sitting in the wrong seats, but we were all still in the same general area at the back of the plane. Peter sat with Scarlett, sat with Sienna, and Mark and Brian sat together. We were served a snack that consistented entirely of junk food. The girls and Peter slept very well. I had a hard time falling asleep -- despite all of the USA TODAYs I had on my lap. Mark said he slept about an hour, and Brian said he slept 15 minutes.