Today we got up and went over to Diamond Head to climb to the top. Didn't realize that half of the adventure would be getting there. The park is about 4 miles from hotel so we though we'd take bus. After waiting for the bus for about 20 minutes we ended up taking a cab for about the cost (lots of competition). Anyway, view was spectacular, but quite the hike to get to top. It was pretty warm and the hike was steep in places. Not sure I could have done this a year ago. On our way down, we came across an older gentleman who wasn't fairing very well. He had lots of help who already were in contact with Emergency services. We made our way down and watched the Hawaii Fire Rescue team get him off the trail via helicopter. We saw him later walking from helicopter to EMS vehicle and seemed to be doing ok.
We spent the afternoon soaking up some sun on the beach. We also went out for a canoe ride. Not quite the same as canoeing in Michigan. These are 4-5 person canoes with a stabilizer. They take you out into the surf and wait for a big wave. Then you paddle like crazy and ride the wave, hoping not to run over a surfer who's not paying attention.
The group had tickets to a dinner show Friday night. We watched SOS or Society of Seven. Seven guys put on a musical, comedy show. They covered a bunch of different songs, impersonated artists and had fun with the audience.
Today we got up and went over to Diamond Head to climb to the top. Didn't realize that half of the adventure would be getting there. The park is about 4 miles from hotel so we though we'd take bus. After waiting for the bus for about 20 minutes we ended up taking a cab for about the cost (lots of competition). Anyway, view was spectacular, but quite the hike to get to top. It was pretty warm and the hike was steep in places. Not sure I could have done this a year ago. On our way down, we came across an older gentleman who wasn't fairing very well. He had lots of help who already were in contact with Emergency services. We made our way down and watched the Hawaii Fire Rescue team get him off the trail via helicopter. We saw him later walking from helicopter to EMS vehicle and seemed to be doing ok.
We spent the afternoon soaking up some sun on the beach. We also went out for a canoe ride. Not quite the same as canoeing in Michigan. These are 4-5 person canoes with a stabilizer. They take you out into the surf and wait for a big wave. Then you paddle like crazy and ride the wave, hoping not to run over a surfer who's not paying attention.
The group had tickets to a dinner show Friday night. We watched SOS or Society of Seven. Seven guys put on a musical, comedy show. They covered a bunch of different songs, impersonated artists and had fun with the audience. 
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