Aloha Honolulu

We say Aloha to all from Honolulu even as we bid Aloha to Honolulu during what's likely our last visit here.

We have visited Waikiki's International Market Place in the past. Two or three friends have asked where the market is located. Here it is (first picture.) Got it?

I admired a man with his parrots that was standing in front of the market - two macaws and a moluccan cockatoo. I could have held one of them for a picture, but the $10 asked was a little steep. This picture cost me an unfriendly gesture. Inside the market, Dan searched some particular t-shirts. One lady showed off her merchandise but, when Danny said he wanted a particular brand - Island Motion, she told us to go to the Island Motion Store on Kamanawanaleia Street. The instruction was understood but the tone of her voice was even more informative: "Get the hell out of here."

The state of Hawai'i could easily be called the Bouquet of the Pacific. Each of the islands greet visitors with such elegant floral offerings, they become one of the greatest of memories to take back home. Perhaps it's that memory I'll cherish the most as I say Good-Bye.

Tomorrow: Nawiliwili, Kawai'i - and a visit to K-Mart for some wine.