Destination Australia
Waikiki
Day One
Julia and I lifted off across the deep
blue Pacific for the tropical lands of Hawaii. We have no idea what
exactly happened, but we ended up in the first class section of our
flight. We took full advantage of the extra space, comfy chairs, and
pampering by the wait staff. My only malfunction so far on the trip was
the complete failure of Xbox Video. Anticipating many hours of boring
flying I thought I'd downloaded several videos to while the time away.
But, Xbox Video simply did not understand that I'd spent good money and
time downloading the said videos and would not play them. As my good
friend Joe would say: a luxury problem.
Island green
Waters warm
Shining sun so high and hot
Sky deep blue
We're missing you
But not much
Day Two
Le ahi, or Diamond Head its western name, is a giant crater formed in a single volcanic explosion over 100,000 years ago. Today it is a small hill that rises 761 feet above the deep blue sea below. It was a 4.5 mile hike for Julia and me from our hotel at the beach to the summit of this amazing bit of natural history.
The views of the hinterland of the island and the alluring shores were amazing. But, even more fascinating were the number and odd types of people climbing to the summit like ants climbing an ant mound. The heat of the day made us sweaty, but we were soon back in the azure Pacific cooling off once more.
Icky Wiki, Wiki Woo Who
Le ahi is a groove who
Nicki Dicki Icky Ye Ha
The beach is a kicking not a whoa
Tomorrow we leave a for Sydney Towni
We'll miss the summer timei
But then we'll be with friends
Day Three
Fresh fish everywhere you look. If you want to eat great seafood Waikiki is the place for you. From sushi to amazing cooked fish feasts it's all here waiting for you. Of course every morning one is faced with the inevitable horror that is the American hotel buffet breakfast, but fortunately for us we were not far from a Starbucks where we obtained good coffee and something a little more like food. Oh well, we are now at the mercy of someone else's food. All we can hope for is harm reduction.
Fare-thee-well, island paradise
We leave you behind us today
For your beaches are bathed in the suntan lotion of the brown
We came care-wore tenants from the mainland so far
Where the sun seems to sleep beneath the peace giving cloud
And the good always tremble at the ocean's cold seas
We leave our calm habitation with thee
Say empire of sun, we thou let us be?