Re-Sunday
We spent the day (very unsatisfactory sleep) trying to get our bearings - found a Ross (Dress-for-Less) which always helps - but Julia was wracked with her first chest infection in ages, so we sort-of didn't push it: mostly rested.Monday
The next morning we took a taxi to the Alamo place and picked up a Hyundai Sonata. We parked in the domestic terminal, then had a coffee in the Starbucks with a lass from Canada who had been teaching English in Japan, and who was returning home - home was now Georgia. Grace had a Brazilian boyfriend of Japanese origins. Very interesting young lady.Although advertised as a full-sized car, the boot of the Sonata would only just accommodate two large and two small suitcases. Need to keep that in mind for the next port of call: Hilo!
It was such a delight to finally have Nanny, Jackie and Derek with us! Of course, in good Hawai`ian tradition, they got lei-ed, straight away!
They had lost a day due to a broken windscreen - sort-of a compelling thing to get fixed, I would say.
After we got them back to Waikiki, we popped down to Tony Roma's [down-side, ova de-ah!] for a bite to eat, then called in at the Ala Moana Shopping Centre. The most significant (outside of family) thing I noticed there was the proximity of the Microsoft Store to the Apple Store. Well, that, and the number of people in the Apple Store: it was busy! There were quite a few people in the Microsoft Store too, but judging by the colour of their shirts, almost all of them were staff! I mentioned to Derek my impression: the others were people asking directions to the Apple Store.
Finally, we eventually meandered down to Waikiki beach:
The magic is still there:
We frolicked in the foam:
... gazed at the sunset:
...and even found a bit of romance...
We're off to a great start!
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