Post #352237 by jbarrow on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 8:07 PM

The Honey and I made it to our most important destinations today, Duke's and Keoki Paradise. Sadly our third objective, the International Surfing Museum, opened in the summer of 2004 after two years of effort, closed after only a few weeks according to the long-time Lihue retailer I talked to. Too bad. Here are some photos of what existed at the time.

http://community.webshots.com/user/intlsurfinghalloffame/untagged/photos

We arrived at Duke's just after they opened. Early yes, but not too early for a pre-lunch Mai Tai. Service was great, the drink was great (better than I had at Tahiti Nui a few days ago) and the setting could not have been finer.

Keoki's Paradise was our next stop. Arriving after lunch service began we decided to enjoy lunch along with our drinks. I had the Pina Colada while my wife had a Mango Colada. Both were very good and we found it curious that the drink selection between Duke's and Keoki's was much the same, then we remembered that they were owned by the same company and quite of bit of Duke memorabilia was on display at Keoki's. Keoki's is located in an upscale shopping center near a resort. Meandering tourists and loud children come with the territory.

And here is a quick shot from Tahiti Nui.

James