Day 6 we spent the day doing exactly what we went to Hawaii to do…nothing! Well when I say nothing, I really mean eating, drinking, and lying on the beach. And that is exactly what we did. So far we had been very lucky with the weather. In fact, the weather had been perfect. Not too hot or cold.

Day 7 we decided to go to the Waikiki Zoo. The Zoo would be about a 20 minute walk from the Sheraton, but we we’re feeling lazy and decided to get a taxi there. The Zoo itself was surprisingly good! Spread amongst beautiful green luscious plants and trees…the Zoo was very clean and very well maintained. It also had a great range of animals that we spent hours admiring. My girlfriend was very excited to see the Hippo, which the Zoo allowed for an up close and personal viewing through a glass barrier. And as always, the monkeys we’re energetic and entertaining. I can’t remember how much we paid for entrance to the Zoo, but I remember it being very cheap in comparison to Zoo’s in Australia. Also, like many places in Hawaii…if you are a local you have the benefit of even cheaper admissions.

I thought I should mention where we had dinner that night…mainly because it was a good memorable meal. We dined at a Restaurant called PF Changs. PF Changs is an asian (Chinese) style restaurant famous for their lettuce wraps. I fondly recall ordering the Wok Seared Lamb, and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc from Malborough New Zealand. A quick note on drinking wine in Hawaii. I don’t wish to offend anyone, and this is just my personal taste (everyone is different), but we did not have much luck finding any decent American Wines. In fact the American white wines we’re all very sweet and syrup like tasting. If you are going to order a white wine, anything from Malborough NewZealand is good. If you are wishing to order a nice bottle of red, you can’t go wrong selecting a Shiraz from the Barossa Valley in South Australia.