Please Don’t Eat the Orchids!
Of course when the plane landed in Kona the very first thing I did was retrieve Ella from baggage. She was quite refreshed after her nap and didn’t complain too much about the Macadamia Nut Pancakes she could smell all the way from first class.
From the airport we went immediately to collect our rental car.
Ella loved the orange color (trust me, it was orange, orange, much brighter than this picture shows). She thought it would be easy to spot in parking lots. However, since 3 different rental agencies bought fleets of the darn things, no matter where we went there was always at least one other identical car. In fact at one point, I deliberately parked between two of them. I do so wish it had occurred to me to snap that pic.
Once in our room, Ella went straight to the balcony. She had to see the view, then she had to have her picture taken for Melli.
If you are at all concerned about the fact that I allowed Ella to sit unassisted on a 7th floor balcony, please rest assured that even though you can’t see it, there is a very big flower box behind her. She was in no danger of visiting the lobby head first.
After unpacking and checking out the amenities — no sleep number bed, Ella was sad — we headed for the lobby. We thought we’d explore a bit and see if we couldn’t find some eats.
Ella spotted a sign that got her all excited. She climbed atop it and was chattering a mile a minute. I thought for sure she wanted alcohol and told her no way. She got quite miffed and said she didn’t want the drink. She wanted a little pink umbrella to match her outfit.
The bartender gave her a little pink umbrella and Ella was very gracious, but I could tell she was disappointed. I asked her what was the matter. She said she thought the umbrella would be bigger so she could use it for beach shade. Even though it wasn’t what she wanted, I am glad she got the umbrella though. It helped us make our Punny Monday.
Since out Macadamia Nut Pancakes had long since worn off, Amoeba and I were quite hungry. We asked Ella what she had in mind for lunch and of course, since she is an elephant, she yelled, “Salad!” Then she hopped down from the sign, scrambled across the lanai, and climbed up on an occasional table in the lobby. It is astounding how fast that little elephant can move.
I had a heck of a time convincing her that this wasn’t a gourmet tropical salad, but was instead a center piece for looking at only. She thought that was a horrific waste of perfectly good food.
Finally we convinced her to walk down the block with us to an ocean-side cafe. We sat beneath a big umbrella in beach chairs on the sand and ordered our lunch from a swimsuit-clad waitress. Amoeba and I had Kalua pork. Ella had a tropical fruit salad and a goodly portion of my french fries.
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Kalua pork? Yum!
You must be exhausted from the “vacation” keeping up with Ella! Welcome home.
Kelley — Ella is a whirlwind, but we had fun.
How many ciggy’s did she smoke and booze did she drink behind your back that little tart. LOL Love the pictures. It looks like she is finally behaving. pffft something’s up I tell ya
Thom, we only left her alone one evening, and she was clear eyed and smoke-free when we came home.
I wish I had some macadamia nut pancakes… *sigh*… and I’m glad Ella didn’t go tiptoeing through the flower box — I DOUBT it would hold up under the weight of an elephant! EVEN a very small elephant. You guys are both gonna need a vacation to get over this vacation! Oh yea… you’re taking one! So… is it Florida or the Carolina coast?
Melli — the Macadamia nut pancakes had pineapple marmalade on them. They were also accompanied by a plate of mango and papaya. The Mai Tai was a bottled cocktail, but it was still tasty.
Too funny! Did you get some interesting looks because of Ella?
Linda — Ella is always the center of attention wherever we go.
LOL. Ella is quite the character. She know what she wants. The pics look awesome!
Betty — the trip was awesome!
I’m impressed with Ella’s growing wardrobe. She is quite stylin’ these days!
Are those real orchids?? That arrangement is gorgeous! I’m so glad Ella refrained from eating it!
CL — Ella has such a huge wardrobe, Melli only sent part of it!
Have fun, Ella!
Mama Zen, right now Ella is crashed in my guest room watching TVLand.
I love that first picture!!!
Teresa — that’s the badge for all of Ella’s Kona Vacation posts.
Aha! So you got the ocean view, I see. My daughter and granddaughter left this afternoon so I’m finally able to take a breather and see what you all have been up to.
Sounds like Ella had quite the adventure. Good thing that she has fun wherever she goes. (And Macadamia Nut Pancakes in first class! Swanky!) 😀 Fantastic photo-shoot!
I got tired just reading this. The pancakes sound delicious.
That Ella sure gets around.
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