ALOHA AND MAHALO HAWAII

Its a funny thing, time. The closer you get to the end of a holiday the faster it accelerates….. and so, here we are on Erin’s last day, looking at each other and thinking, really is that all?  Has it gone already? She flies out this evening, and we fly out tomorrow morning meaning there may be a few tears in the lobby in a few hours time.

Yesterday was a quieter day…..trolley car bus thing down to the huge shopping centre (The Plaza on steroids) where the girls browsed and I beat a hasty retreat after lunch in the food court to wander along the foreshore and through the marina looking for some photo opportunities. Nothing really in the way of shots, but my goodness, the Hawaii Hilton is a monstrous set up. I must have accidentally found my way into the many, many acres of manicured lawns, condos and silver service restaurants as I made my way back up to Waikiki along the beach. Not too shabby!

Somehow we found ourselves back at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner last night. A number of the party had “unfinished business” with the cheesecakes it is renowned for, and were keen for another go. At our last visit we were informed that they’d just run out of the actual variety they craved and, would they care for the plain one? Not Happy Jan!

Apparently the “s’mores” cheesecake is To Die For….and that is exactly what would happen if you made a habit of dining there and chowing down on those huge slices of that delicacy. Everything is bigger in America!

So here we are, coming to grips with the end of our holiday …..packing bags, checking-in, checking-out completing our confusing and clunky DPD app (Australian Border Force requirement to re-enter Australia) and generally mooching around in anticipation of the eventual separation. It’ll be difficult….. but its been nice…..a week together in a tropical paradise.

Before we have to go however, we decided to take some “keepsake” shots of us together in various parts of our hotel. 

The girls on the pool deck. We didn’t really spend time here. It’s nice enough, but we preferred swimming in the ocean. It was very popular with the “young, partying” crowd though!

There were cabanas that could be hired for the day with ample food and beverages supplied from the bar located in the pool deck area. A few sunburns as well I reckon.

Deck chairs around the “infinity” pool. There could be some “distractions” to the view occasionally 😂

The girls in the foyer. 

Unexpectedly, we had timed it just when the divers were cleaning the tank windows. They did wave when they saw us taking photos and spent a few extra minutes so they would be “in shot”.

A farewell selfie…..until we can be together again.