Had an idea that i’d write notes as I go through the day whenever we stop for a meal, chill out watching the surf or whatever. Sorry if they’re boring, but they’re interesting to us, well me anyway!
– first organized sport we saw in Waikiki was rugby union – quite a big crowd too
– at Denny’s, we watched 2 managers have their lunch which required the waitress to bring out a fold-up table to serve from. The 4 plates were so big she couldn’t carry them. Incredible amount of food for 2 people
– you don’t need to wear helmets here for anything, including bicycles and even motorbikes. Saw a 1100cc chopper being ridden by a tiny woman with no helmet. Kind if freaked me out a bit. It feels wrong just starting up my motorbike-wannabe 125cc without my gloves on! Will likely hire a motorbike while I’m here though, looks like great fun
– saw sunscreen that was SPF4. Umm, what’s the point? Bought spf85 for our pasty white skin. Bronzed Aussies we are not… yet
– you can spend ages just checking out the different foods here and marvelling at what they’ll combine together. Wasabi macadamias, m&m almonds, 750ml cans of red bull-like drinks
– tipping still sux. Don’t like the concept. It’s especially hard to not reward bad service by tipping less whilst being a foreigner. You just end up feeling cheap
– you can hire all sorts of motorbikes. I grabbed a pamphlet, a Kawasaki Ninja 600 for $149/day, a 1200cc Fatboy for $199. Scooters for $30 seems good value
Didn’t do a whole heap today – mostly just checking out the shops around our area, looked at some new hotels they we’ll be switching to and just enjoying beautiful Hawaii.