Posts Tagged ‘Lanikai’

It’s Veterans Day and that means we celebrate all those men and women who have fought for us to work and play in this great country.  THANKS!!!  It also means that a lot of people get the day off, and while lately that phrase doesn’t seem to mean much to me, I decided to take today off (or at least work a little from home.)

What better place than to spend the day off than in Kailua.  I can’t think of one right now.  The day started with catching up on a few emails from the 9 – 5, reading some news, and checking in on the stock market.  From there, it just got better.

My wife and I are lucky enough to live just at the beginning of Lanikai so walking to Kalapawai Market is a normal occurance, but on this day it seemed even better.  Probably because I would normally be working.   A day like this should start out with a nice walk down the bike path, already filled with beach cruisers, runners, and parents pushing strollers.  The park was no different, filling up fast with people enjoying a day off.

Now normally during the week I don’t get to enjoy Kalapawai.  It’s a great crowd during the week.  People on cell phones, everyone seems to have a dog, and the coffee counter is busier than the weekend it seems. (Of course on a Holiday maybe everyones on vacation.)  We grabbed a coffee, juice, and a yougurt bowl and headed to the picnic tables outside to enjoy the fresh air and people watch.

After that, what else would you do in Kailua but walk on the beach.  Our plan was to head to the music store near McDonald’s but they didn’t open until 10 am.  So to the beach we went.  A great sideshore wind brought every kitboarder within driving distance to the beach.  Teachers were out, newbies getting lessons, and a whole group of people with way more experience than the next.

Kailua Beach, like the park was filled with walkers, dogs, and yes, even a stoller trying it’s luck in the sand.  The walk was nice, a few jelly fish here and there, a high tide, and people enjoying the ocean.  We decided to stop short at Kalama Beach, wash our feet off, and head up the road to the music shop.

A pack a guitar stings, another cup of coffee from 7 Eleven, a stroll back through a neighborhood – the beach park, and we were home.

All this before noon makes for a great day off in Kailua!