Well it's our last day in USA and Brazil beckons. We have spent a lazy day at the hotel pool until we have to leave for the airport. Now for some statistics (you know you will need to remember these as there will no doubt be a quiz when we get back). FACT 1 We have covered: 2108 miles by car; 2582 miles by Greyhound; 5118 miles by Aeroplane and; 12 miles by bicycle. FACT 2 We have visited 17 states namely: Massachusetts - 6th State; Connecticut - 5th St...

Caught the overnight flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles which landed at 5.15 am. I had booked the Holiday Inn at the airport as our flight to Brazil is not till Saturday night. Decided to head for the hotel even though check in wasn't till 3pm and just chill by the pool until we got our room. Got to the hotel at 6.15 am and the manager checks the computer which doesn't say "NO" it says we can have our room now and as we were leaving he says breakfast starts in 5 m...

Our final day in Hawaii has arrived and the island has grown on us more everyday. We have met some great people and Surprise! Surprise! Have taken on the role of cleaner/organiser and tourist information at the hostel! They were all telling us how much they were going to miss us as we left but am sure secretly they were thinking thank god for that we can go back to slobbing around the hostel doing nothing all day! Kids ey! We have been reunited with Lars and the...

Had another lazy day chilled by the pool and did a bit of shopping. There is no escaping fish they even have loads of ponds of them in the shopping centre. As it was our last night we finally succumbed to the lure of Honolulu nightlife and went out with our fellow hostellors. Started off in a Comedy Club followed by a Gay Bar (surprise surprise Nick didn't pull for once - their gaydar must be different in Hawaii) and eventually a Karaoke Bar! Lots of alcohol and ...

I hung out with the 18 - 30 crowd today by the pool chilling to some awesome Dutch tunes while Nick went to Pearl Harbour again (you can't get too much of a good War Museum!). Fortunately he found a new friend to have his picture taken with the flag! Still no sign of Lars or the tent and only one day to go.