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Honolulu surpassed our expectations. So much for not having many people to
see there. First our lovely host Nick. We met Nick in 2010 where he was
sailing in Tonga with his parents. He crewed for us down the west coast of
the north island on our return journey.
Nick took us to an excellent breakfast cafe in Honolulu for my first decent
eggs. We then climbed a hill to check out Oahu's rugged coastline. First
hill we've seen in a year. We quenched our thirst with a beer tasting at
the boutique brewery where he works.
Serendipitously Donny of the dismasted yacht was in town having escaped
Wake Island, the boat left there for a salvager.
We got a first hand account of the event.
I had a glorious girls afternoon with a Majuro yachtie friend Becky who was
in town in her way back to Majuro. We ate local food and had a beer at the
Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The day finished with another sailor for company.
Clifford was a friend of Mark from our band. He took us to a Japanese
restaurant, ordered the food and sake, and wouldn't let us pay. Divine food
and excellent company.
Day three we had a restful time taking a bus trip around Oahu stopping to
buy local buttery garlic shrimp from a food truck and ate it on the beach.
Squeezed in one more beer tasting before Nick dropped us at the airport to
head north.
See my Facebook for more detailed posts and pictures, especially food shots.
Next stop Vancouver.
Cheers Janet[END]