First day in Hawai'i
Our four days on O‘ahu, our introduction to Hawai‘i, were really interesting. Hawai‘i is a melting pot of ethnicities; it has a somewhat old feel to much of it, with a vaguely tired feel to many of the buildings and infrastructure, particularly the further you go from Honolulu/Waikiki. There is a real sense of everything being relaxed, in the most encompassing interpretation of that term. We began our time, as most people do, in Honolulu / Waikiki. We arrived at 9:00 am on Monday morning, 8 October 2018 (after leaving Sydney late that afternoon!) so had the better part of the day to explore before being able to check into our hotel. Honolulu / Waikiki / Diamond Head from Tantalus Lookout. After picking up the hire car (Jeep Patriot), we headed to Kapi'olani Park at the base of Diamond Head. This was my test run for driving on the wrong side of the road, and by the time we got there I was due for some bird time to re-set my nerves. Kapi'olani Park, which in...
