The Barefoot Bar and Surf Lanai

The "Barefoot Bar" was the signature bar at the Queen's Surf Restaurant. In the upstairs area of the restaurant, the bar and the Surf Lanai provided drinks with a view of the ocean, beautiful and comfortable furniture, and continuous entertainment and dancing, even into the wee hours of the morning.

Although Dan and Mayone were not drinkers and never went to the Barefoot Bar, we think that the 'Barefoot' theme of the bar has application to Dan and Mayone's love story.

On the way upstairs to the Barefoot Bar (as seen below) square tiles featured the footprints of famous people and local celebrities who visited the bar. This footprint exhibit remained and grew over the years adding stories and tradition to the life of the Queen's Surf and its bar.

And so it has been with the people in our parent's lives. They have come and gone, some quickly and some more slowly, but they have left footprints in Dan and Mayone's hearts that we, their children, have heard about many times. These people have become family legends because of the small and big ways they lifted, shared, and cared. The following quote expresses this sentiment:

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go 

and some stay awhile... 

but for those who leave footprints on our hearts 

we are never, ever the same." 

The comfortable lounge of the Barefoot Bar was called the Surf Lanai. Cane and wicker furniture with covered cushions of tropical fabrics made this lounge inviting and popular among locals and tourists alike.

Sterling Mossman was a regular performer and comedian at the Barefoot Bar.
 See the footprints on the wall behind him.

Shown here is the wall which lined the stairs up to the Barefoot Bar. Covered with the footprints of visitors from places near and far, the wall became a famous and treasured part of Queen's Surf.