Aloha

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They really do say "aloha". Everyone does. I'll have to get out of the habit when I get home.

After  15 minutes or so outside the airport, our VIP shuttle driver loaded us onto the bus for our transfer to the hotel. We still had several hours of daylight left so we could enjoy the beauty of the city, with Diamond Head visible almost everywhere and, finally, Waikiki Beach -- "as seen on TV": surfers, swimmers, people playing on the sand and in the water.

We went past Ala Moana, "the world's largest outdoor shopping center", famous, I guess. Apparently everyone has heard of Ala Moana, except Bob and me. Felt like Rodeo Drive (also "as seen on TV", for me at least) or the area around Piazza di Spagna in Rome.

We had no energy left for evening activities so we sat on our 23rd floor balcony overlooking Waikiki, enjoying each other's company and that of Johnny Walker.