Aloha Hawai'i, Then On To More Sunshine

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​ALOHA HAWAI'I, THEN ON TO MORE SUNSHINE

​...Continued from previous post:
     On Thursday we were up before sunrise to drive to the eastern coast of the island, 

…for another visit to beautiful Lanikai Beach.  (See post from 4/25/2022, ​https://www.ailantha.com/blog/beautiful-lanikai-beach)

…where I once again left the swimming and snorkeling to the others while I waded in the surf and snapped the scenery.

     On our way back to Honolulu we had to stop to take in the views from an overlook  along the highway.

      The following day, Friday, was our last day in O'ahu. Tom and I took a final walk into downtown Waikiki by way of the Maile Garden, one of the botanical gardens on the grounds of the Hale Koa that opens to Waikiki,

...the beach,

...then on to the city.

      This day we walked a mile and a half down Kalakaua Avenue,

...to Kūhiō Beach Park, a popular stretch of Waikiki Beach, 

...where the beach and the water were so crowded that I couldn't understand the attraction of the place,

...unless maybe for some folks the crowd is the attraction.

       However Romaine and Stanley, in searching out a spot for a final round of snorkeling, discovered Sans Souci Beach, just a half-mile past crowded Kūhiō Beach, where there were few people and, they said, the snorkeling was wonderful,  even better that day, they thought, than either Lanikai Beach or Shark's Cove.

      On Friday night we walked next door to the Hilton Hawaiian Village,

...for dinner at the Hatsuhana restaurant,

...where we had some great sushi.

...and fish.

      After dinner we took a last walk along the stretch of Waikiki that we came to think of as "our" beach.

...then once more around the grounds of the Hale Koa.

     The following morning, Saturday morning, April 16, Tom and I said our good-byes to Romaine and Stanley  then we joined those travelers saying their alohas to the Hale Koa.

    We said our alohas, too,

...then left for the Honolulu airport.

     But our aloha to Hawaii wasn't as sad as it might have been, since we were not flying straight home to Columbus, but would spend a week in Los Angeles, enjoying the beautiful sunshine there.