Honolulu

 The day began beautiful and warm and sunny in spite of the fact that the weather forcast said 100% chance of rain. So the forcasters here and no more accurate than they are at home. 

We were not going to dock until nine so there was lots of time to go to the dining room for breakfast.

Blueberry pancakes were on the menu but they were not like mine at home, not very many blueberries and they were not as yummy as the ones grown in Abbotsford. 

Having been here many times meant that we have taken most if not all of the excursions. At least we have done all that are of interest to us.

Once docked we headed out. There was a display of towel animals as we were exiting the ship. I guess Dada does not make them. We have not had one yet on this cruise.

The goal was to go to Walmart. We thought there was a shuttle but we were wrong. It turned out to be a 15 minute walk which we managed to do . A stroll through a pedestrian mall was part of the journey. Of course there were magnificent palm trees and beautiful hybiscus to admire and take photos of.

Just outside of the walmart were many stalls selling fresh produce and some crafts.

Walmart was interesting to say the least. We were able to get almost everything on our list. I was not able to find a rat tailed come or a small hand mirror. What we needed was a Dollar Tree.

After cheching out we stopped at a little place that sold chinese food and sodas. We got a beverage and relaxed a little. A pretty white pigeon was roaming around the cafe. I did manage to get a picture

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Soon we headed back. The return trip did not seem as long, perhaps that is because we knew  where we were going.

We went to the hot dog place for a dog and fries and then we decided to rest. But I did go to the gym and I got weighed. So far so good.

We chatted with an employee who was supposed to be running a bean bag toss game. I asked if she had been ashore. She said that she was not allowed to go ashore in an American port because she was Mexican. Later I was again chatting with a waiter. He is from Kenya and he said that is also was not allowed to go ashore in American ports. He said he was prohibited during his first contract. I do not know if the restriction for the girl from Mexico only applied to her first contract as well. 

Up until now there has been an obvious staff shortage but last night the place was buzzing with new people. There was a lot of training happening so we are expecting service to be much faster from now on. 

After the nap we got ready for dinner. Tonight was the folkloric show. We have seen it many times but I went back anyway. It was really lovely. I tried taking some pictures but they were not good. Too far from the stage.

Last evening the tower was all lit up in red. We wondered if it was because of Chinese New Year.

Now we are ready to call it a day. Tomorrow we will be in Kauai