Hawaii Day 5

It was a bit misty on the north west side of the island where we were staying. So we went back to the great breakfast place "The Gazebo" then headed to the south side of the island. The south side of the island receives very little rainfall each year so we had a good chance of getting great sun. It was only a 45 minute drive from our hotel to the Fairmont. The Four Seasons, Fairmont and some other super fancy hotels are all on the south side, but we decided to go to the Fairmont. Well, it was kind of decided for us because there wasn't free parking at the Four Seasons.

We walked through the lobby with our beach stuff (a backpack full of sunscreen) and out to the beach. I was allowed to rent some chairs and an umbrella for cheaper than what I paid at our hotel. This was an unexpected surprise. Anyway, I've made this story longer than it needs to be. We sat out there for about 3 hours, went to a nearby mall for some ice cream, then back to the hotel.

That evening we celebrated our two year wedding anniversary by going to Roy's. This is one of the best restaurants in Hawaii. We went to a Roy's in Atlanta and loved it, but it closed. I figured this is the original, so it should be good. Oh and Roy was featured on the finale of Top Chef Season 3 (the one where they go to Hawaii). The food was terrific, especially the chocolate lava cake. It was out of this world fantastic.

Here are some pictures from the day.


Lookout point on the way to the south side of the island. The land in the distance is the destination.


It was incredibly windy at the lookout point!


The beach at the Fairmont.






Some flowers at the mall. Some nice bokeh going on. (Bokeh is aesthetically pleasing blur. It should look like little circles in the background)






Laura and I before dinner.


This is from the nightly torch lighting and cliff diving ceremony at the Sheraton






First Course - spicy scallops. Theses were so f'ing good!!


This is my entree, seared ahi with spicy mustard. I'm telling you, the more rare the better. As you can see, I got mine very rare. Fantastic!


Laura got a trio of butterfish, ahi (prepared like my dish), and something else. Shown here are the butterfish and ahi. All were great....I know....I steal bites.


Complimentary dessert from Roy's. It was some bread pudding thing. Not too bad.


And to wash that first dessert down, we got this delicious chocolate lava cake. I think all fancy restaurants serve chocolate lava cake as their "signature dessert". Don't get me wrong, it is amazing. But how about some creativity?