I wonder why I attract all the worlds weirdo's. Yesterday it was Day #2 in Honolulu because of our overnight stay. As we headed back downtown to Waikiki on TheBus (#20) we just happened to be seating in the "senior’s" section which was three joined seats running parallel with the aisle way. At one of the stops, a female entered the bus and sat in the one empty seat directly to my left. At first glance, you would have thought her to be a normal human being. ...

You’d think we were locals here in Honolulu. We got going just as soon as they finished securing the ship. We even had to line up in order to get off the gangway. We headed for the Iolani Palace first, just a half hour walk from the ship. We wanted to make sure that we went to Hawaii Five-O headquarters that was just across the street from the palace. The plan was also to get pictures with “Dog” the Bounty Hunter, but we decided that we could ...

We're on the final leg of our sea days, heading to Hawai’i. It’s Tuesday, September 29th and we’re due to arrive in Honolulu tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. You really have to appreciate the size of the oceans on this planet. From the time we left Seattle, some five days ago we’ve noticed quite a few things, but the absence of many. At this point, we have traveled some 2,238 nautical miles (nm) with only 339.8 nm’s left to go before arriving ...

Over the last few days it's been sea days, so very little to report. It’s been time spent on the balcony listening to tunes on the iPod, dinners and trying to make my way in the casino tournaments and cash games at night – without much success I might add. It’s quite obvious that that picture in my room is NOT an omen. The weather at sea has co-operated, blue skies and friendly seas have been the case since we left Seattle on Thursday. Today we ...