Back to reliving our Big Island trip. In the morning we went to Mauna Kea for some more playing in the sand (k + n), snorkeling (D) and lounging (L). Although you can’t tell from the picture, the water became kind of rough, so I was a bit worried about D. We had a picnic lunch on the beach.
In the afternoon we went to the Hilton to see the dolphins.
Afterward we went to Merriman’s Market Cafe at the Kings’ Shops. 
This was probably the best meal deal of our trip because we went for happy hour where all of the dishes were $5. We had been to the original Merriman’s in Waimea last time, so we knew the food was going to be good. We ordered 9 dishes, and it was plenty. We had pizzas and flatbread(shown above), hummus, garlic fries, meatballs, ricotta fritters, and a tomato-mozzarella salad and bruschetta.
k even had the butter and cheese pasta that was free for kids 3 and under. I guess it was finger-lickin’ good.
We had a post-dinner stroll, and saw the “Hawaiian Kenny Rogers” perform.