Well as you can see, Im back home, and yes I do have a killer tan. Hope that isnt literal. I dont want to ramble on too much, so I'll try and keep the outline of our trip succinct.
First five days were spent on Waikiki, the vast majority of daylight hours spent at the
Aston Waikiki poolbar, at night usually a few drinks at
Dukes then quiet dinner, my favourite place (still) being
Tanaka of Tokyo, where I first discovered sashimi many years ago.
Visited a few of the touristy places, but it just didnt interest me the second, or third time around in some cases. We did do a Diamond Head climb on day three which was a new thing for me, but honestly... I couldn't wait to get back to the hotel once we finished the climb.
Another first was a visit to the Apple Store in the
Ala Moana Shopping Centre, I say a first because of the fact there isnt a real Apple Store in Australia yet. I would have loved to attend on Macworld Keynote day, our itinerary didnt allow it though.
After spending five days in Waikiki, we relocated to the North Shore, to the
Turtle Bay Resort. Most days here began with a quick eighteen holes, then a swim and more relaxing with beer in hand. Night time was a little quiet, but we managed to find ways to keep ourselves amused.
In a nutshell, or should that be a coconut shell, thats the trip. So yeah, we didnt exactly cover the full gamut of activities at our disposal, but that to me is what makes a holiday, unplugging and doing only what you really want to do.
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