Once again, we celebrated Dave's birthday with a small gathering of friends
while here in Hawaii (last year we did the "big 5-0" thing at the Halekulani.
This year, it was the exclusive Canoe Club under the shadow of Diamond Head.
Meanwhile, the boys had a barbeque at the Clendeninn's condo.
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The Canoe Club is an exclusive "members only" establishment first started in 1908. Mollie pulled strings to get us in.
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It was Dave's birthday, and we celebrated in style.
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Doug and Jan
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In attendance were the Kandels, the Kvandals, the Orrs, the Pulidos, and Mollie McCain (our hostess).
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Gigi seemed happy (as did we all after a couple Mai Tais)
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Our hotel (the Halekulani) was visible in the distance further up Waikiki
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Dave ponders the wonders of the Mai Tai
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Genevieve and Jan ham it up
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The birthday boy and his bride
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We watched the sunset from our own private corner of the patio of the Canoe Club.
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The view was pretty spectacular (again, the Mai Tais helped here)
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A sailboat passes just after the sun dipped below the horizon (Gigi swears she saw the "green flash")
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Waikiki at night
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We all sat down to an extended, elegant dinner after cocktails. We toasted Dave again, and he had another Mai Tai (at Steve's urging)
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