Nothing like a swim to make you feel fresh after a lot of walking. Steve and I had lunch - another cheeeburger, they are so good here, bbq flavour and much tastier than our burgers- at the Yard House, famous for the yard of ale and Steve handled his well, even the difficult bit at the end!

Then on to the Army Museum at Fort Russo where there were some good displays of experiences of the Hawaiians during WW2 including the internment of Japanese heritage Hawaiians and the formation of their regiments and volunteer groups and the bombing of Pearl Harbour.

Once again tonight we are listening to Subway, the band playing in the Lobby Bar.

there was a gathering  tonight in the Garden outside this bar; I was wondering what on earth they were doing as the girls were in shorts and the guys looked like a rugby team in training. It was a wedding rehearsal and the bride was in running gear!

New Years Eve - again!

Arrived into a balmy 73 degrees F- along with 2 other full planes so much waiting at immigration. Sent straight through Customs to exit so obviously we looked more trustworthy than 80% of the other passengers who were queued up for examination.

Hotel was full so we had to wait for our room - in Mac's Bar 24/7 where Steve had a fab cheeseburger and I had the Roast Potato soup (with bacon, cheese and chives, yum). 

Great massaging shower in a lovely room. Had a sleep in the afternoon as we'd had a late night and another was coming up. But a visit to Jimmy Buffet's bar was necessary so we strolled down for a Longboard  beer and a margarita then back to our hotel for the NYE Party in the lobby bar.

The band Subway was playing and they were just perfect for the crowd - covers of songs which we knew - some Katy Perry, some Beatles even Auld Lang Syne at the end of the evening. A good party with friendly people & staff. 

NY Day and we walked back along the beachfront to - Jimmy Buffet's bar! Had the Volcano Nachos to share and a couple of Longboards then shopped for t- shirts & coffee mugs, strolled back to the Hilton for a Mai Tai. Watched a guy beside us tackle the pancake stack with bananas and chocolate - he got half way through and that was the SMALL stack! Skipped dinner  and had the strawberries the hotel gave us on NYE - looked great but the strawberries were awful! I ate the chocolate off mine and the crystallised pineapple but threw away the strawbs.

Nearly there ...

So, the packing is done, the shuttle to the airport arranged , money sorted & table booked for champagne & pupu on NYE, so I thought I'd follow Tracey's lead and start a blog to share photos and stories!
So, check it out for the next month. Happy New Year!