Arizona Trip April 2026 - Day 8 Part 1: One More Night

 Monday, April 20, 2026

On the road after breakfast.

Got into Kansas City in the afternoon. 

After getting settled into the hotel we headed straight for the tiki bar.

Kon Tiki turned out to be quite a wonderful place. Jacob, our bartender, and Kayla, our server, were both wonderful.

Dale got some beer and I started out with the Pain Killer. Very well made. Not syrupy and not oversweet.

We got a couple appetizers: brussels sprouts and deep fried shrimp. 

For round 2 Dale got some white wine and I got the Mai Tai. Also VERY well made. 

                   

For dinner Dale got the grilled platter and I had the stir fry. 

For dessert I got the Cafe Lani which was a nonalcoholic drink made up of Cafe Corazon blend coffee, Coco Lopez, and coconut water. Very satisfying. 

The service was fantastic and very friendly. Our servers told us a new chef had been hired recently who revamped the whole menu. The food, by the way, was out of this world. The new chef actually stopped out to say hello to us. We let him know how much we loved the food. The decor of the place was fabulous. However, the music was not great although not terrible either. Instead of surf or exotica they played a kind of over-commercial sounding smooth jazz. It was all unShazam-able so I couldn't even find out what it was. That was the only thing I could find to bitch about. I'll still give the place an overall A+. We had such a great time. 

Arizona Trip April 2026 - Day 7 Part 4: Oklahoma City

Sunday, April 19, 2026

 

Found a tiki bar on the Canal called the Tipsy Tiki.

Disappointing in that it turned out to be a really loud sports bar with just a few Polynesian drinks. There was a basketball game on the televisions and the bar was packed with people watching it. However, on the plus side, they had a large amount of outdoor seating and it all overlooked the canal. We found a couple seats and really enjoyed watching the boats go by. 

I ordered a Painkiller and Dale ordered a beer. We also got some chips and guac. Despite my reservations about the place's authenticity as a tiki bar and the noise I have to say the lovely weather and the charm of being on a canal made up for it. Once the game was over the place thinned out and got more quite. 

The Painkiller I ordered was actually pretty well made. For my second drink I got a Mai Tai which was actually disappointing. It was over-sweet and syrupy. 

After the game was over a younger couple sat next to us. They were quite friendly and we had a nice chat with them. She was vivacious and talkative and quite delightful. He was very charming in a more subdued way. They really complimented each other. 

In short the place didn't quite measure up as a tiki bar but it was still quite enjoyable to be there. The service was incredibly friendly, the atmophere was incredible and the vibe was great. 

Dinner at the hotel's restaurant tonight. It was fantastic. 

Arizona Trip April 2026 - Day 6 Part 5

 Friday, April 17, 2026

Drinks and dinner tonight at The Tiki Room in El Paso. The place had great atmospere and a really fun vibe.

The Navy Grog consisted of caribbean rum, nicaraguan rum, jamaican rum, lime, grapefruit, and allspice.

We both had the poke bowl for dinner with spring rolls to start. Our poke bowls consisted of Ahi tuna, poke sauce, cucumber, avacado, green onion, fried garlic, sweet chili, sesame seeds, and sushi rice.

Arizona Trip April 2026 - Day 6 Part 4

 Friday, April 17, 2026

Phoenix Jan/Feb 2024 - Friday

Friday, February 2, 2024

Hot tub this morning. 

Not as warm today. Windy too.

Dale and I took a nice walk near the dog park. 

I love the desert. 

Especially the saguaros.

This is one of the more unique ones we've seen. I've never seen one that looks quite so wavy. 

Headed into the city for the happy hour at Hula's Modern Tiki. 

Tiki drinks are only $8.00 each during happy hour. Pictured is the Blood Orange Martini. Not over sweet and the blood oranges provide a nice sharpness which gives it a great bite. Dale had wine. 

Had the Crispy Fish Bites as an appetizer. So delicious. 

                     

For dinner we each had Caesar salads. Dale got his with tuna but I had mine with shrimp. Again, delicious. 

Lit up a stogie upon arriving back at home. Had a little Knob Creek with it. 

In bed by 10:00!