Aloha from downtown Waikiki

Monday afternoon

Well, the sun came out this afternoon, completely changing the 360 degree picture of sky and ocean surrounding us. It’s much more pleasant walking on deck, with no jackets necessary now. We enjoyed a farewell Hawaiian concert from the team who have sailed from Vancouver with us, introducing us to all things Hawaiian. Then dinner with just Debbie and John because the ladies went to the Pinnacle Restaurant and Nancy, John’s wife had mistakenly got all ready for bed early. Maybe tomorrow night we’ll all make it to dinner together!

My pets have been keeping me company:      :o)

This is the view from my cabin - I could sit there for hours at the windown, propped up with cushions, just watching the sea going by. Last night for the first time the sky was clear and the stars were unbelievable! I could have sat there for hours.

The Hawaiian dancers on board.

Tuesday lunchtime.

We docked at 7.00am this morning. The weather was grey, then sunny, then grey. The water is soooo blue when the sun's out. I caught a free shuttle to the pearl factory, which then took me downtown to Waikiki. I'm in Starbucks, downing a massive coffee and getting my first free wifi. It's nice and sunny but with a lovely cool breeze. There are a couple of Aussie girls across from me, so I'll "meet" them in a minute. When I get through here (when the laptop dies) I'm going to walk down and sit in the shade and just watch the blue water wash up onto one of the world's most beautiful beaches. 

There are people around, but its not as busy as in midsummer, which is nice. There's no queue at the Cheesecake Factory.

Well, off for my walk and then back to the ship. I'll do Ala Moana Shopping Mall tomorrow.