Perfect weather- lay around the pool- positioned sunbeds so we could look directly out at sea and at 4pm it was like we were given our own Seaworld show by the whales , blowing, jumping it was amazing.Got ready and had a walk along the beach front past all the hotels- one had a Hula show on the beach, so wathced a bit of that. Went through the Marriott reception to the shopping Mall were we went to Ruths Steakhouse for surf and turf which was lovely. Called the h...

Hit the beach at Wakiki- perfect - weather 80's , cooling at about 3 pm for the perfect temp. In and out of the turquoise waters. Had to hire beds and brollies- Expensive. I do think Hotels will price themselves out of the market. Invest in Airbnb i think! Chilling day, back and showered then out walking in the balmy heat, a little shopping, followed by a seafood pasta. Returned early , as we are up early tomorrow for our flights to Hawaii itself ( bid island), ...

Last night in San Fran we went for a local steak at Osso to celebrate my 50'th- lumpy to say the least but lovely! Off to bed then up early at 4 am and taken by the hotel Limo and a great driver who was a jewish immigramt from Israel who was full of craic , stories and words of wisdom for the kida on how to live a worthwhile live- really , really nice bloke. Got checked in , sat on the plane only to find that a pre-check had determined that the tyres where str...