While Andrew and I were risking life and limb hovering over active volcanoes... Kathy and Melanie decided on a much more... "relaxed" afternoon on Waikiki Beach.

Since LeAnn (Kathy's sister) and Tim (LeAnn's husband) were off golfing, Kathy, Mel, Geri (Kathy's mom), and Kiersten (LeAnn's daughter) stayed back and played in the sand all day.

Of course... when you have *this* sort of beach to play on... it's not like they were suffering!

First Kiersten buried Melanie:

Then Melanie and Geri buried Kiersten (at least up to her waist... that's all she was interested in!):

... she was happy with the results:

Then... off to a post-beach lunch... Kathy and her Mom:

Kiersten and Melanie:

Later... dinner along Waikiki beach led to some more photo ops:

Geri tries out for the lead role in the upcoming movie... "The Parrot Whisperer":

Melanie and a street performer:

Mel and her cousins decide that *they* can be the "act-like-a-statue" street performers just as easily:

It's an early night for all, because we have a *VERY* early morning and a long day ahead of us tomorrow...