Standing Into Danger: Hideout at the Laylow

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Ten Below! Time to go!

We fled Colorado on January 14th.

When we left our house at 6:15 am, it was 10 below:

-10ºF or -23ºC.

Definitely time to go!

A frigid Dawn At DIA

Denver International Airport

January 14, 2024

Terry hates the winter cold, and I don't blame him.

Touching his hands and feet is like touching ice.

He's usually huddled under blankets or standing by the fireplace,

and he often wears fingerless gloves around the house.

Every night I put a heated rice bag under his bed covers.

"I hate winter!" is his constant refrain.

So at ten below it was time to go!

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Denver International Airport

January 14, 2024

Our morning flight from Denver was originating in Portland, Oregon,

but a bad snowstorm was pummeling the city,

and winter weather was canceling flights and scrambling schedules all over the US.

Terry made a midnight decision to change our flight,

and if he hadn't, we wouldn't have made it to Hawaii on the 14th.

He chose a flight originating in Dallas, Texas,

and that was the flight that made all its connections on time.

Whew!

Denver to Long Beach to Honolulu!

Prepping for a Long Flight

Long beach Airport

Long Beach, California, USA

January 14, 2024

The only downside was I'd be passenger 169 out of 175

boarding our full flight to Hawaii.

And Southwest has open seating.

I girded myself for a hellacious seat.

Snaking Aboard

Long beach Airport

Long Beach, California, USA

January 14, 2024

But luck was with us! Terry and I found two awesome seats

at the front of the plane that everyone else had breezed by.

I slept the whole way, after being up most of the night.

The Runways at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

Long beach Airport

Long Beach, California, USA

January 14, 2024

In no time we were settling into our condo at the Royal Kuhio on Waikiki.

We haven't killed each other yet in our 445 square feet of living space ~ lol!

Still Under a Blanket!

Royal Kuhio

Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 14, 2024

Since then we've been taking it easy, enjoying the warmth and sunshine.

Terry has been playing a lot of pickleball, and I've been lazing around.

We have a heated swimming pool at the Royal Kuhio, and that has been wonderful!

Here are photos of things I've enjoyed seeing.

Beautiful Diamond Head

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 22, 2024

Red Hawaiian Ginger

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January16, 2024

Black-Crowned Night Heron

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 22, 2024

Waikiki Food Hall in the Royal Hawaiian Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 17, 2024

Enjoying the Afternoon at Tommy Bahamas

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 25, 2024

Outrigger Canoeists

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 25, 2024

Window Shopping #1

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 24, 2024

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 25, 2024

Window Shopping #2

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 24, 2024

Tropical Breezes

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 24, 2024

Female Mallard

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 22, 2024

Royal Hawaiian Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January17, 2024

A Man and His Dog Enjoying the Day

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 22, 2024

A Wonderful Sand Sculpture at the Sheraton Waikiki

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 24, 2024

Jeremy, One of the Great Bartenders at the Hideout

Hideout at the Laylow, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

January 21 2024

I'm linking to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date Nicole's Friday Face Off and Tom's Aloha Friday

Two Happy Faces

Honolulu, Hawaii USA

January 25, 2024

I Hate Winter!

Aurora, Colorado CO

October 12, 2023

Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺

Till next time ~
Fundy Blue

My next post will be soon! 🤞

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Mai Tais and More at the Hideout at the Laylow in Waikiki

Whenever I'm in Waikiki the first place I want to go

after we've checked into our condo or hotel is the Hideout at the Laylow.

Over the years Terry and I have been just about everywhere in Waikiki.
I have sampled many, many mai tais.

In my opinion, you can't beat the mai tai at the Hideout.

The Quintessential Hawaiian Drink ~ a Mai Tai

The Hideout, Waikiki, Hawaii, USA

January 10, 2023

At the Hideout for Happy Hour

February 20, 2023

At the Hideout for Happy Hour

February 20, 2023

A Pretty Orchid

January 30, 2023

Just Before Opening at the Hideout

January 19, 2022

Yes, the Original Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian and

the Beach Bar at the Moana Surfrider have awesome mai tais,

but for taste and value, it's the Hideout Terry and I return to over and over.

We like to sit at the bar rather than at a table,

because it's fun to talk to the friendly bartenders,

and we split a Happy Hour meal, usually the Mainlander,

which is a Wagyu beef hamburger with American cheese,

lettuce, tomato, onion, and a house sauce with a side of fries.

At the bar we can relax, enjoy our drinks and meal, and listen to the music.

The Mainlander with a Side of Fries

January 10, 2023

One of the Nightly Musicians at the Hideout

January 16, 2023

Garnishes at the Ready

March 9, 2023

Another favorite Happy Hour meal of ours is the Island Greens,

a delicious salad that fills a craving for something healthy.

Island Greens

January 10, 2023

Watching the bartenders mix drinks is entertainment as well.

Happy Hour is from 5:00 to 6:00 pm every day of the week,

and the bartenders serve up lots of mai tais and other drinks during that busy hour.

Jeremy Making Multiple Mai Tais and Other Drinks

February 5, 2023

Jeremy Making Multiple Drinks

February 5, 2023

And if you're like me and can only handle one mai tai,

you can follow it up with a great mocktail:

Laylow "Virgin Style" Mai Tai."

A Delicious Mocktail: Laylow Virgin Style Mai Tai

January30, 2023

One of the Nightly Musicians at the Hideout

January 27, 2023

Jeremy Making Even More Mai Tais

February 5, 2023

Makayla Preparing a Cocktail

February 5, 2023

Makayla and Jeremy at Work

February 5, 2023

One of the Nightly Musicians at the Hideout

February 5, 2023

Erwin helps Jeremy behind the bar. ~ More Mai Tais in the Works!

February 5, 2023

Clouds Tinted by the Setting Sun

February12, 2023

Erwin helps Jeremy behind the bar.

Other staff members garnish the mai tais and deliver them.

Hideout, Waikiki, Hawaii, USA

Taylor, Another Great Bartender!

Hideout, Laylow, Waikiki, Hawaii, USA

Every night different entertainers provide a mellow musical ambience,

rain or shine.

A Duo at the Hideout

February 7, 2023

There has been a lot rain in Honolulu in recent days.

That barely slows things down at the Hideout.

When the rain comes down, out come the umbrellas.

Sharing an Umbrella at the Hideout

February 16, 2023

Sharing Umbrellas at the Hideout

February 19, 2023

Makayla and Aaron, Another Great Bartender!

February 16, 2023

One of the Nightly Musicians at the Hideout

January 27, 2023

The Hideaway welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds.

It's a mellow, relaxing place with great food, drinks, and music,

and it has lots of friendly guests you can strike up a fun conversation with.

Perhaps we'll cross paths at the Hideout sometime!

Terry and I

January 22, 2023

I had planned to publish this post on Friday, February 24th

for Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date theme "Drinks."

Unfortunately, I decided to test my one mai tai limit

at dinner with friends in another restaurant.

I had two mai tais.

Not a good choice.

I made it back to our condo before the second drink slammed me,

and there was no editing or posting on the evening of the 23rd.

For Nicole's Friday Face Off I'm sharing a few more faces from the Hideout.

Focusing on Mixing a Drink

March 9, 2023

Enjoying the Music

January 22, 2023

Putting on the Finishing Touches

February 5, 2023

Concentration

February 25, 2023

Busy, Busy, Busy at Happy Hour

February 16, 2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀

See you next week! Take care!

Till next time ~
Fundy Blue

My next post will be on

Friday, March 24, 2023 🤞

Books Read in 2026

"18 Days in Heaven" by Gale Poirot
"A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Hope, Love, and Overcoming" by Kerrie Rawson
"Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD.
"Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
"Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout
"The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
"The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber and David Wengrow
"The Life Impossible" by Matthew Haig
"The Lord go the Rings" by JRR Tolkien
"The Match" by Harlan Corben
"The Night the Path Disappeared" by Terri Bergen
"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" by Roland Allen
"Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
"Think Twice" by Harlan Corben
"Why Christianity Must Change Or Die" by John Shelby Spong

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Ten Below! Time to go!

Friday, March 17, 2023

Mai Tais and More at the Hideout at the Laylow in Waikiki

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