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Duke’s on Sunday

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Buffett List #8: Travel to Hawaii and visit Duke’s on Sunday…
Duke’s on Sunday, Take the Weather with You. Mailboat Records. 2006.
Lyrics by Henry Kapono Kaaihue, sung by Jimmy Buffett

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Okay, serendipity helped a little here. Over the course of our 10 day trip to Hawaii in 2016, I must’ve sung these lyrics to Jimmy’s version of this Henry Kapono song a thousand times. I had not researched where the real Dukes was located, just assuming it was out of reach.

On the last day of our awesome time on Oahu, hours before catching our red eye flight, we took a leisurely walk along the beach in Waikiki. I happened to glance up from the glistening shore to see a crowd at none other than Duke’s. You can guess what day of the week this happened to be. And you can surely imagine my Parrot Head

enthusiasm when it quickly clicked…Here I am…at Duke’s on Sunday…oh yeah, that was the place to be!

“Feelin’ good and feelin’ right, sunset is out of sight
Another beautiful Hawaiian day, everything’s gonna beLet’s get toget and do this again
Maybe I’ll see you here next week my friend

At the beach at Waikiki, that’s where you’ll find me
Here on the southside, Beach Boys paradise

Duke’s on Sunday”

Around Oahu.

The iconic North Shore. In addition to some beach time, we got up close with some locals with https://sharktourshawaii.com . It was a Fins Up shark experience!

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“We can go hiking on Tuesday, with you I’d walk anywhere.”

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Buffett List #5: Go hiking on a Tuesday

Come Monday, Jimmy Buffett. Living & Dying in 3/4 Time. Dunhill. 1974.

What better way to celebrate an anniversary than to take a hike- together, of course. And on a Tuesday, just as Jimmy suggests in Come Monday, we set off on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia on May 3, 2017 in honor of our 9th anniversary.

What amazing sights, sounds, and smells as you wander through the woods…And wandering on the AT brings through numerous towns and interesting sites like this old schoolhouse complete with Trail Magic. In this case, it included snacks, cold drinks, and toiletries that were all free to hikers. Thanks for the Magic!

After almost 18 miles this day, I think I would’ve hitched a ride on a train for sure.

But in the end, the journey is well worth the effort, just as in marriage. While there may not be a beach or margarita in reach, hiking allows for an escape from everyday life. And it offers the perfect way to honor the beauty and accomplishment of another anniversary!