Rab & Lesley's Second Big Trip
Days 50 to 53 - Hawaii
Day 50 - 19th January 2019
No I didn't get the date wrong - we left Auckland at 23:55 on the 19th
and crossed the dateline before landing in Honolulu at 09:35 on the 19th
So we get to do the 19th again - hopefully more enjoyably
Arrived too early to check in to our apartment on the top floor of this block
So spent some time in the park across the road spotting some new birds - Common Waxbill
Red Cap Cardinal
Zebra Doves
And a Ring Necked Parakeet
But the wait was worth it for the views from the Penthouse
Pearl Harbour in the distance to the west
And Diamond Head Crater behind us - might get up there if we feel fit enough
Maybe tomorrow...
Day 51 - 20th January 2019
Quiet day sunning with a visit to Waikiki Aquarium
Passing Diamond Head on the way
and spotting a few waxbills on the way back
If you want the Aquarium pics I've put them on a separate page
so as not to bore the non fish lovers
Day 52 - 21st January 2019
Martin Luther King (Jnr) Memorial Day - with a parade
After the parade we headed for lunch at the Royal Hawaian Hotel - the pink building
On the way - a Banyan tree with aerial roots that over time support the main body and allow it to expand over a great area
View of Diamond Head from our lunch table on the hotel's veranda
Took a trolley bus home
and got a lesson on how to get cool
Day 52 - Continued
A very warm sunset this evening
Day 53 - 22nd January
Honolulu Zoo
Spent the morning at Honolulu Zoo where one exhibit looked a little hungry
If you want to see the live ones click the logo
On my way home, I saw that Dorothy wouldn't be..
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