We spent the first afternoon waiting for our rooms to be ready so we could nip up and have a sleep after our overnight flight. The pool area was very nice to wait in, after a short walk to the shops.
Dinner at the hotel, and an early night was the order of the day, as we planned an all day excursion of the island for the next day, with a 7.30 pick up five minutes walk away.
Oops...the alarm did not go off, and we woke at five to seven! Rush, rush to get to our appointed pick up on time.
First stop was Hanauma Bay, ours was the first bus in, and by the time we left there were six there, and another six waiting to come in. Each bus had a fifteen minute parking time only. The bay lies within the Humpback whale national marine sanctuary, but we saw no whales. People were swimming and the traders were there setting up, with breakfast foods amongst other things. Being such an early start, many folks would not have eaten. We brought our food with us, and ate it on the bus.
We went right around the Island of Oahu, a truly beautiful place. Our last stop was the pineapple plantation where we enjoyed ice cream and drinks, and saw pineapples growing. The pineapple here are so very, very sweet, I don't think we want to eat an Aussie pineapple ever again.
A very long day, so we enjoyed happy hour and snacks for dinner at the pool area of our hotel.
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I wonder if the bell boy gets a lot of practice chasing cars for left behind documents of even maybe bags? Despite your rushed start the next morning it sounds like you had a great day. Aloha :)
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