Tony has returned safely to the island - and is happy to be home. He had a great time on his trip to Mammoth, CA with Mike and Nick! They had fresh powder/snow every day of their trip. 

Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure...

Day 1 of Snowboarding:

Nick sunbathing

Tony throwing the shaka

 

Tony and Nick

 

  

Mike 

 

Nick (left) and Mike (right)

 

Pre Hot Tub

Day 2 of Snowboarding: 

 

  

  

The Mammoth mascot...

  

Day 3 of Snowboarding: 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 Day 4 of Snowboarding:

Up above the clouds

  

  

  

   

  

  

   

Tony "Ansel Adams" Callaway Photography

 

Last Day: Check out how big the airport was...!

Yesterday, Tony went on a boat trip to go surfing in Hawaii Kai. I worked last night, and we were both exhausted by time I got home. Tony went surfing again this morning, in Waikiki, thanks to a nice south swell. 

While most of our readers are stuck in 30"of snow, Tony's cousin Kyle arrived safely in Honolulu this afternoon. His original flight got canceled, but he made the drive down to Norfolk and had no problems. He was so excited to get here! We greeted him with a fresh orchid lei and then headed to Rum Fire to watch the sunset, but unfortunately it was a cloudy evening, so we will try again this weekend. After some pupus at RF, we headed to Doraku for a yummy sushi dinner, followed by 3D Mini Golf at Big Kahuna. Tomorrow we plan on going snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. More to come! 

Lawrence's Visit Part 1

LET'S GO RAVENS!!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. On Thursday, when Tony and Lawrence got to the apartment from the airport, everyone was hungry! We decided to go across the street to Round Table Pizza, for some Happy Hour pizzas and nachos! Afterwards we walked down to the beach to check out the waves which were no where to be found! We continued our walk down the beach and stopped at Rum Fire to watch the sunset.

 

 

 

 

Tony was looking for the green flash again - he thinks he saw it, but no one else did!  Afterward we went home and rested before dinner.

For dinner, the three of us and Chris went to Doraku Sushi for a raw fish feast! Everything was delicious as always! We were all exhausted and went home to play some Tiger Woods '09 and call it a night!

The next morning we planned on going to Hanauma Bay for some snorkeling. When we arrived the parking lot was full, so we continued down the road to Sandy Beach, where we sunbathed for a few hours.

 

The weather was perfect, and the water had a nice shore break. Tony and Lawrence body surfed a little, but relaxed in Tony's custom-made sand chairs for the majority of the time. At 2pm we packed it up to try Hanauma Bay again.

As we pulled up they were picking up the cones and parking lot full signs! Perfect timing. Tony and I really need to get our IDs changed over to Hawaii because we can get in free at Hanauma Bay! While Lawrence was watching the video on protecting the reef (required once a year), Tony and I set up camp on the beach. As we were laying out our beach blanket Tony heard a funny sound, and realized his brand new bathing suit and split down the leg!!

The rest of the afternoon he walked with his legs very very close together!!! I wasn't feeling 100% so I laid out in the sun, and the guys got in the water for some snorkeling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you see that adorable thing heading their way?

Yep, its a Sea Turtle!!

 

 

 

Lawrence and the Turtle

 

 Lawrence got a video of Tony swimming with the Sea Turtle...

Last night, we went to dinner at Tanaka of Tokyo for some yummy tepanyaki!! Always a treat!

 

Today, Tony and Lawrence went to the beach and relaxed in the lagoon on the rafts. I went on an interview at a restaurant down the street. We all reconvened at the apartment for the Ravens Game which we are still watching now. The Ravens need to get their heads in the game!

Tomorrow we are going to the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club, near Koko Head. As always, pictures to come!! What do I wear to a golf tournament???

xoxo