It wasn’t exactly hot by the pool this morning. It wasn’t cold, either; just pleasant. I did, however, seem to be a tone darker after coming in.
My plan was to head down to check out the Art on the Fence at the Honolulu Zoo. Local artists show their art there every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. What a disappointment! There may have been 6 or 7 artists and/or photographers. Although art is subjective, in my opinion, a couple of the artists were absolutely terrible. The others were alright. One of the photographers was good. However, when the cheapest paintings (that weren’t mini ones) were $95 and most others were in the $250 range, I found them to be overpriced for what they were. If these artists showed their stuff in art galleries, I might pay that much. Yet I wasn’t willing to pay over $200 for art that didn’t really stand out to me. My artist friends could paint circles around them any day! Maybe there was a better selection yesterday, but who knows?
Lunch was prime rib poke at Tiki’s. It was considered an appetizer, was served on a bed of nalo greens with what I believe they said was pipikaula dressing (good stuff!) with a side of white rice. They’d originally suggested I get my poke with linguini. What?! I don’t really know what constitutes poke; for some reason, thought it meant fish or meat that was marinated and cooked in citric acids, but whatever. So prime rib poke was a stretch to begin with. Then to serve it with linguini made it a little too touristy; had to at least have rice with it. After all that complaining, I liked it, particularly that dressing, which was a little salty. Service was slow, but super friendly.
I started to head down towards Kaka’ako to see if the Ukulele Picnic was going on. I remembered that they said they’d cancel it if it rained. Although it hadn’t rained much yet that morning, it was starting to rain again. Therefore, it might be a lost cause. I hopped off at Ward Warehouse instead. The last time I remember being in that part of Ward was with my ex-husband in 2002. I stopped at The Pet Corner. Once more, they had mutts which they were selling for $500-$1400! I wouldn’t pay that for a mutt! What happened to purebred dogs?! Everyone thinks they’re some kind of doggie designer now. Other shops of interest were the Loco outlet (swimsuits), Town and Country Surf, some Tahitian store (lovely, rather expensive clothing) and Na Mea Hawaii, which has tons of books on Hawaii. It also sold feather leis, Hawaiian weapons, ipu bags, Hawaiian teddy bears, clothing, uli uli covers, jewelry and such. There was a large table set in the middle of the store, where a mother sat reading Hawaiian children’s stories aloud to her daughter. That was the most impressive part. I went upstairs to Kincaid’s Steak and Chop House. It just happened to be Happy Hour, so I indulged in a glass of cabernet sauvignon and an appetizer size serving of rigatoni Bolognese while overlooking the Marina… in the rain.
Tired of this rain now, though it isn’t cold at all. What trouble can I get into this evening? Chinatown perhaps?
BTW, I’ve realized that I haven’t been taking photos. Hopefully, that will all change tomorrow. I’m thinking of going to either Bishop Museum and/or Iolani Palace, two places that I haven’t been to in more than 15 years – long before my DSLR.