Aloha from Waikiki!

Wowzer! I'm actually in Hawaii!!!

11am, Wed 10 May for the second time, having crossed the International Date Line overnight: Maybe it's because I'm tired, but I just refilled my mug of tea from the maple syrup jug. Language isn't a problem but the cultural misunderstandings just keep coming! It so looked like tea ... sigh. I confess that part of me is longing for the familiarity of home.

7pm: Settled and sorted 😎 I've got some good tips about things to do. All is good. I could keep the Japanese theme going if I wanted ... suchi and bento boxes and Japanese sweets in the supermarket.

My hostel is very clean and best of all they gave me my room at 11am when checkin is at 3pm. I'm very grateful - they are good guys here.Read more