Hana wa kirei desu

Yesterday the weather wasn't quite as sunny as Friday, but it was nice and warm, so we spent a long time on the beach and wandering around on the lava rocks and tidal pools. It was good to spend time in the sun, lying on a bobbing raft. I'm falling asleep just thinking about it. We also took some photos of the multitudes of hibiscus and other flowers around the hotel grounds.

For dinner we went back to the Italian place to try some different pizzas. The hostess was happy to see us back. We got a very good four-cheese pizza, along with what Michelle calls the "stupidest pizza ever", a puffy crust deflated at the table (ala a poori) and cut into six slices, with a single slice of tomato, leaf of arugula, and slice of prosciutto carefully positioned on each one. We also sprinkled the whole thing with parmesan and hot chili oil. It was tasty, but Michelle still claims it's "not a pizza!" For dessert, we had hibiscus sorbet, which tasted like fruit punch.

Today I wasn't feeling well, but we went to lunch, which was crowded with (perhaps) Sunday brunchers. It was pretty odd. We went to spend some time on the beach, which was nigh deserted, but it had become overcast and there was a stiff sea breeze, so we went into the pool instead. That was warm and also uncrowded. (We have no idea where all the people from lunch went, or what happened to the hordes of people we saw checking in Saturday night.) After some relaxing, we went to dinner at a local establishment right near the hotel, where I had tasty ramen and Michelle had "Okinawa soba", which didn't seem like buckwheat noodles, but skinny udon instead. While there, we and the other patrons were "serenaded" by a drunk, toothless man on a Japanese samisen-type thing, along with his drunk, dancing friend. Fortunately one woman gave him some money, which we assumed was for beer, but it also made him stop.

Another trip to Lawson's, and now we have a new supply of sunblock, ice cream, and triangle snacks.