Last Night I Didn't get To Sleep At All

We had only a few hours available to us in Oahu having arrived early arvo. We checked into the airport hotel, which was looking a little tired, but it allowed us to catch our final flight home early the next morn without any hassles. After drpping off our bags we taxi'd into the the cultural and social hotspot of honolulu and Waikiki. If there was any joy in having to amend our orignal itinerary due to a cancelled flight it was the capacity for us to visit one of Hawaii's iconic locations.

We caught a bus tour whic allowed us an overview ofthe popular areas, with Honolulu being the business centre and Waikiki being the beach spot most people would be aware of. this coastal location consists of high rise international hotels along the famous beach strip. Across the road from the huge hotels are shops, shops and more shops. There are very few dining choices, and certainly no bars close by apart from the hotels - and of course they charge very high prices. Very shiek indeed and quite different to our experiences of the last few weeks. However we did manage to eat at Dukes, which may be synonymous with Waikiki to some. But I must say, I was a tad bit diasappinted with this tourist spot - its not really for me, mingling with the beautiful people and paying overinflated prices. Give me the quiet and wide spaces of maui anyday. But who knows, maybe one day we'l be back as it would make an interesting stopover if we come home that way.

So that was it. Done and dusted. Mission accomplished and trip completed. I lay awake for a few hrs trying to take in our recent experiences. But i couldn't cncentrate - what did I do last week? Geez it was like a whirlwind having travelled so far, partied so hard, visited so many places by air, bus, train, car and foot. It was fun all the way. All goals were achieved, there were no issues arising along the way and I am sure everyone had a fantastic time. Its a pity a few of them had minor illnesses for part of the journey but it did not hold them back too much i'm sure. But as we were landing at Tulla on friday night Lynne and i asked each other would we do it again? Too bloody right. And as was the case with our trip to Britain in 2008 we determined there is indeed some Unfinished Business.