January 23rd
Today was out day to
be in Honolulu. It will be a long stay because we arrive at seven and we do not
leave until eleven. It is clear morning with some sun and we get a grand view
of the Aloha Tower as we arrive. We will not be docked there as is usual for us
but we are at Pier 2. There is a Holland
ship in our old spot.
We put our Canadian
flag on our balcony. We always do that when we are in port.
Because we have an
excursion this morning we ordered room service breakfast. I asked for berries
for my Shreddies and they sent a wonderful bowl of strawberries. I shared them
with Ken. The coffee was hot and the breakfast sandwich was still hot also. It
was a very good breakfast.
Our tour was booked as
a food tour and we were expecting a little more than we got. The guides were
very good and the food was definitely native but we were expecting a private
tour for the 6 of us and there were 13 of us jammed into that van. I think I
expected that the food would be from actual sit down restaurants, it was in
sort of outside eateries. The food was served with plastic utensils and served
on paper plates. This would have been fine if we had paid 69.00 for the tour
but it was 169.00 each.
The tour took us along
the north shore of the island and our guides pointed out places where movies
were filmed and famous surfing spots. The tour began at 9:30 and we were back at
the ship just before four. So we were driven around for about 6 hours and we
ate a couple of times and we saw lots of scenery but we felt we were over
charged for what we got.
The van was very nice….crowded
but nice.
First stop was the Poi
Factory. I have decided that I do not like POI
Next food stop was the
Tropical Farm and Macadamia Nut Outlet. Here we got a sample of coffee and time
to shop and use a rest room
Next, we went to Ted’s
Bakery. Here we given 4 garlic shrimps, with rice and macaroni salad. The
shrimp were wonderful.
Final stop was a
chance to have a piece of chocolate pie and another restroom break.
Then it was back to
the ship. We had to go through security twice, once for the state and once for
the ship. That was a first.
We went to Fred and
Mary’s for a pre-dinner visit. Then all of us headed for the Princess Theater
to take in the Hula Folklore show. The young people were amazing, and they even
got a standing ovation.
We decided to go
upstairs to Horizon Court to have a bowl of soup for our supper.
Back to the room to
relax and call it a night. I have an awful sounding cough, so I have to get
some rest.
Tomorrow we are at the
island of Kauai. We have no tour planned but we will be going to the beach and
probably to a drug store to get me some strong cough medicine.
1 comment:
Carolyn, I wished I had checked your blog a few days earlier. We are staying in Honolulu and would have enjoyed seeing you and Ken. Continue to enjoy your cruise!
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