Hawaii Day 1 (Honolulu)

Time to start summarising the trip! First day was spent travelling to Honolulu via San Francisco. I almost got to watch an attempted simultaneous landing at SFO again, but the other plane was too high and aborted at the last moment. I wonder what it was like on that plane when the captain says "sorry guys, I messed up, let me have another go". I also managed to grab some photos of the Golden Gate Bridge (by the way, whoever made the artwork for SimCity must have lived in San Francisco, as it looks almost identical to what you see in the game).

Honolulu Airport itself was hot, humid, and a generally unappealing lump of concrete. It hasn't changed since the last time I passed through. Trying to catch a taxi from the airport in the late afternoon, you begin to notice the laid-back "just relax, no rush, keep it casual" attitude of the locals. Things felt disorganised, with little communication, but they were friendly. We arrived at the hotel (very cheap, with air conditioning, would recommend) and then walked all of 2 blocks to Waikiki Beach.

The first thing you notice on your walk to Waikiki Beach is the ABC store on the corner. It's selling tourist and general goods, and you note it as a landmark and a place to go later for supplies. The second thing you notice is the other ABC store on the next corner. When you arrive at Waikiki Beach you might notice the beach itself, but the fourth thing you'll notice is the other ABC store on the corner to your left. The fifth thing you notice is the ABC store on the corner to your right. There's a lot of ABC stores at Waikiki Beach.

Rest of the day was spent scouting out places to go tomorrow (beach, zoo, Cheeseburgers in Paradise, that hula dancing show you just missed, etc).

P.S. First hint of a sore throat is the only medical problem.