3rd August '98

Hapuna Beach again

We went to Hapuna Beach today, too. It was very fine day against yesterday. I wondered that we might get sunburn very much. We took a more sun guard than all the time. I rented two body boards at the shop, which I mentioned once. If you rent something there, you need an ID card with your photo or a major credit card, or twenty dollars deposit. A body board fee was four dollars per four hours. I wondered that these deposits were not necessary for me. A condition of the rent was that one had to rent in the morning. So a limit of return was 4:00pm. There were many waves. But there were few waves, which we could surf. We waited long time for a big wave. But if a big wave come once, one could surf without a board. I bought a hamburger, tuna toast and turkey sandwich, and eat them on the beach today, too. I paid all fourteen dollars. I thought that it was so cheaper than a pool side caf・of a hotel. We went to the pool of our condo after lunch. It was a good place that we took a shower for removing sands. It was very good that I could stay condo with a pool. We went to golf shops inside a resort to shop something for my father's presents. There were two golf course, Kings course and Beach course. The kings course was new one, which was made recently. The pro-shop of Kings course was better than Beach, and provided many items. I bought a polo-shirt for my father's present, and two polo-shirts for me, together. My son bought some post cards at Waikoloa Village super yesterday. He wanted to send them early. But There was no Postage stamp in the guest office. I thought that I could buy them at a hotel. So we went to the Royal Waikoloan Hotel, which was located near our condo. I heard that this hotel first opened in this resort. So I felt this hotel so old, when I saw only a front and a courtyard. I wandered that I stayed here before deciding to stay The Shores. For why, I read on the pamphlet that the Royal Waikoloan only had a long beautiful beach and there were few hotel which had these location in Big Island. But the building was old and the beach was no good. I thought that it was the best choice, which I chose the Shores for staying. About postage stamps, which we needed, they were sold out here. I could not buy them today finally. The postage stamps were supplied 7:00 next morning.