We woke in our new home with Ruthie and the Hudsons after having a good evening doing a little bit of planning.

The weather is forecast to get sunny and warm starting Sunday and Monday, but this day and today it’s raining and “cold” by local standards.

We went to the Dole plantation! When this was first proposed a month ago or so I wasn’t interested – it seemed like the worst kind of tourist trap. Now, 3 weeks into our trip, I was interested in almost anything that might be a little bit different.

It was about a 40 minute drive up the island to the plantation from Laie, where we’re staying now. We drove past Pipeline again, and got stuck in traffic again, and the waves were super cool to watch while we were in that traffic.

At the plantation, it’s free to get in, but costs money to go on the train and go into the maze and the garden, and there’s a building marketplace where they will sell you all kinds of fun pineapple themed items. So in the end, you pay for what you want to do.

We went on the train and Ava was happier than the last time she was on a train, but towards the end getting a little cranky. We tried to get her to sleep in the carrier on me, but she was having none of it. Miranda ended up taking her back to the car to try for a car nap, but ultimately just brought her back after a little rest. We went into the maze, and while doing that slow walk, Ava fell asleep for 40 minutes.

We had lunch there, and the food was pretty below mediocre. And we ate pineapple ice cream, which was pretty good.

We dropped Miranda, Ava and Ruthie off at the apartment at the rest of us went grocery shopping so we could have some food in the house for eating.

Duke and Jamie made breaded chicken, sweet potato fries and broccoli, which was excellent.

That night, after Ava and Mia had gone to sleep, the 5 remaining played Codenames. Likely not for the last time.

This morning everyone did breakfast on their own – I made something resembling steel cut oats, but also resembling an oat-like jello.

I don’t have any photos for you right now. I went for a swim in the evening and took a couple of the beach we’re a short walk away from, but the piece I need to get photos from my camera is in Ava’s room where she’s sleeping. Another time!