Leisure breakfast at Happy's Place where we ate outside. Connor had egg, fruit, cereal, choc milk, and then Nan let him have a donut. We gotta put some meat on his bones. Boarded the tour bus to Pearl Harbor at 9 AM. Fantastic tour - well organized and expertly conducted by Bill. Toured the museum which traced the buildup to war in the 1930s and we watched a great film on the attack. I bought the video. Next we hopped on the US Navy boat for the short ride...

Early start to a long day. Had breakfast at 6:40 AM at the "Grab n Go" outside cafe. Connor had to eat his egg, drink some milk, eat some fruit,& only then could he have a doughnut. Nan is tough. Met our driver at 7:30 to go on a tour of the North Shore and a visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Stopped at several look out points to see the waves. They are small in summer and huge in winter. At the surfing competition in the winter waves must be 30 ...

Today was moving day. After breakfast took Uber to LAX. Cost about half the cost of regular cab from airport. Airport was crowded, but we got thru. Bought lunch in airport. Uneventful 5 plus hour flight . Personal TV helped pass the time. Uber & Lyft not at airport, so took regular cab to Hale Koa. Driver was born in Vietnam & came to Hawaii 20 years ago. After settling in went to beach on hotel property. Water warm & had undertow. Also che...

Sunday July 9 2017 Another fine breakfast at the buffet Today was LA tour day. John, our driver, was born raised, & spent his entire 45 years in LA. Told us lots of history. Small town until oil was discovered in late 1800s. Then the movies came to avoid paying Thomas Edison a royality. LA is huge. I think John said 550 sq miles, we ride over 100 miles. Started at the Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Walk of Fame, then to the mts to see the Hollywood s...

Breakfast at Residence Inn breakfast buffet - eggs, oatmeal etc Connor ate a good breakfast too Took van to Lego Land. 98 miles one way, 3 hours there held that long to get back. Connor built some Lego animals, then we headed for the roller coasters and water attractions. Pop and Connor got soaked. Lunch was pizza and an apple. Connor won a large stuffed animal by throwing 2 baseballs into a bucket. They would not let him try it again as he was too good. ...