First stop was the greatest restaurant in the world, "The cheesecake factory" for brunch then some shopping to replace Erika's lost stuff. Clothes are ridiculously cheap in Hawaii and if you shop around the shopkeepers are prepared to barter. T-Shirts are $4.99 each in most places, but you can buy 8 for $20. There won't be much laundry done in Hawaii I can promise you that.
We have been scammed for the first time on the trip. A guy was walking down the street with a parrot on his hand and we stopped and talked to him. Suddenly the parrot was on our heads and we were encouraged to take photos. Then we were paying money for the privilege.
This guy was good; I didn't see it coming at all.
So after all of that we checked out the beach and had a swim at the Outrigger hotel and I watched the setting of a world record for the most people doing a hula dance. There were 5500 woman doing it at once and they were lined up right along the lenght of the beach which would be 5 or 6 kms long.
Last night was pretty quiet with a visit to the Aloha Tower markets and some dinner on the harbour. We're all well except Erika who is coughing about every 10 seconds so if she doesn't get better soon, we may strangle her.
Apparently we can also post some video footage on here, so I will try later to do that. Aloha!
3 comments:
Look out for the "Bush Man" (and I ain't talkin' our president)in San Francisco...he'll make your parrot friend look like chump change in comparison. The Bush Man makes his money by dressing like a bush and standing very still until he sees a tourist he thinks is an easy target for a fright. He jumps out screaming, and once your heart starts beating again, he bows and expects $20.00! Another file to add to your "Only in America" memories. Have fun!!!
PS. Still cracking up over the "greatest restaurant in the world" for the Cheesecake Factory! I love the place, did you go to the one in San Diego when you were there? It was just across the freeway from your hotel, in the Mission Valley mall. If you can, try PF Changs as well. Oh man, I am sooooooooooooooooo jealous now. Anywho, the food only gets 100X better once you hit mainland Europe. XXX
Cass, sorry mate, but the "greatest restaurant" was me seriously taking the mickey.
It is good to know though that there are over 300 ways to serve Jack cheese!
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