US Revisited!!: Out and about

Having chilled out for a few days it was time to get out and about. Having been to Hawaii before, we took an open air trolley bus ride that covered parts of the town we had not previously seen, like Chinatown, and a few spots well worth revisiting.

The photos tell most of the story. Check out the one of the motorcyclist with no helmet (quite common) texting while in motion (hopefully not as common). We watched this character for a while and he kept texting as though he was on autopilot. Unbelievable!!

Of course the day included a major assault on the local shopping centre. Sue was very restrained, and only visited the Disney shop. Two of our grandsons have birthdays coming up, so it was a good chance to buy gifts that we couldn’t find at home. (And now we will have to go back to the US Post office to pay half an arm and a leg to get them back to home. Sue is keeping the US economy flourishing!!!) Sue was in her element and Phil felt right in it as well (ambiguity intended, heh, heh). As a reward for soldiering on patiently Sue bought Phil the most delicious coffee in town – a honey cinnamon latte! Well worth the migraine (just kidding!). Only bought him a large one (as opposed to the 32oz ginormous size) as I didn’t want him bouncing off the walls when we got back to the hotel room!!!

Our dear friends from Texas fly in tomorrow. Luckily Jamie will shop till she drops, so she and Sue have pencilled in the Outlet Centre on Friday. Who knows how much more she will buy…but it will be too late to send it home till after the cruise. We both left home with each bag weighing in at 17kgs, so we do have some room to play with. With over 4 weeks to go before we head home who knows how many parcels will be sent home?? Ah holiday fun for Sue, and she hasn’t bought anything for either of us yet. Oh dear!!!! J

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