Friday night, April 4, Holly, Lary, Shane, Helen, and I dined at the Royal Kona, in Don the Beachcomber's dining area. The food was wonderful, and the waitpersons were terrific, and very friendly and informative. Our table was immediately next to the tile wall between us and the sea--I have never dined so close to the pounding ocean before--what a treat! A special bonus treat was having a bird fishing off a rock just below our table--he was looking for needlefish, and we saw him catch some, gulping them down. I think he was a black crowned night heron, as he looked much like this internet picture below. He would really stretch tall and peer over the rock edge when he was "hunting" or would hunch more when waiting for the right wave to come in. he didn't like to get splashed or wet, so he would step back from the edge now and then to avoid the surf.
This was the last night in Hawaii for Holly, Lary and Shane. The next morning, departure day, Helen and I walked across to their condo to say good bye. The surf was really crashing as we sat out on their surfside lanai:
We hugged (cried), and left them to their final departure packing, then watched them get ready to leave from our own balcony:
Way too short a visit, but a great vacation--they zip-lined, explored, and shopped, plus tipped us off to some great dining places! Don the Beachcomber's is a definite repeat, and the Poke Shack is a must try.
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