Fairmont Orchid

We decided to make a run into Kailua for some groceries and noticed a healthy scratch on the rear bumper that I hadn't seen in the dark last night.  Stopped by the Budget rental depot and Suzie prep'd a new damage card for us.  She said that the is a good breakfast place down by the Marina called Splasher's so there we went for a fantastic b'fast overlooking the water.  Then is was off to Costco to see what we didn't know what we couldn't get along without.  Picked up some breakfast food, snacks and sundre items and headed back to the Orchid.  Left the groceries with the bell man and parked the red convertible Mustang.  Waited for the food delivery which was a long time coming so went to the bell desk and discovered they had delivered our stuff to the wrong room.  Once that got sorted, we set up our cooler and fridge and headed out to explore the resort a bit.  Wound up only making it to the pool bar where we had some Nacho's, amongst other things.  Wandered over to the beach bar where we met Pat, an old surfer ("Hell Boy" tattooed on his chest) who looked like the guy in the Expedia commercial (How about you friend?).  After the bar closed, we headed back to the room for some G&T and our snack supply.  Watched the lamp lighter do his thing and that was about it for day 1 in this beautiful resort.  Helicopter tour scheduled for day 2, and a bit of exploration of the Big Island.