We got on the Circle Island tour that will last all day after 156 miles. We had a very entertaining tour guide and made the trip enjoyable. We went from small vans onto a larger tour bus. We went through Waikiki to the Diamond Head community (very expensive property). We passed by a Hello Kitty house that was pink and also Bill Gate's house as well off of Kahala St. We stopped by Hanauna Bay and Hanaola to take pictures. I saw some turtles swimming in the water. We had a quick rest stop at a gift shop that was overpriced. The bathroom was clean and we got some juice and coffee. We learned that there was some government housing on the east side for those at least 50% Hawaiian. We got off at Nu'uanu Pali to take in the mountain view. There was fire and policemen when we got there and someone felled over the a cliff.
We made a pit stop for lunch called coral kingdom where the merchandise were all overpriced. We had lunch at the diner. I got the BBQ chicken plate with rice and salad. My family got Mahi Mahi with rice and macaroni salad. We took some pictures out in the back while waiting for the rest of the group to finish their meal. Afterwards, we went by a local shop and sampled Kona coffee and various macadamia nuts (onion & garlic, caramel, cinnamon, honey roasted, wasabi, salted and with caramel popcorn). We went northward from the east point of the island to La'ie near the Polynesian Cultural Center and BYU-Hawaii campus.
Our tour guide made a quick stop near the Bonzai pipeline for us to go see turtles on the beach. We went to the Dole plantation for a quick 45 minute visit. We used the facilities and went to the garden area to take some pictures again. We also stopped by the koi pond to snag some fish photos. We headed back to Waikiki and dropped off in front of the Hilton Village hotel. We had dinner at Wailana coffee house again. Mom got the teriyaki chicken/fried rice/corn and salad bar while I got the same with short ribs. We went to bed early since our morning tour would require us to be ready by 5:30 AM.
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