Fun walking and bus adventure - Monday

Today was an awesome day!!! Just Awesome! Audrey drove us to Hale Koa parking garage (across street from Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hale Koa). We got out and started to roam. Roaming is just not something that dd does. Just not her style. I knew that I was "forceing" her. But we went into the Hilton Hawaiian Village and strolled. We approached the beach area. Here is view of the beach area.

Then we found an "entrance" from beach walkway towards the Hale Koa.
Gosh , the grounds at this Hotel is just lucious! So much greenery!

This is a great view of grounds area of Hale Koa...




This is a view of the Hale Koa's reception area...



I knew this was as much walking that dd could handle. ha ha ha
So I freely suggested that she feel free to dump me somewhere and then pick me up afterwards when dsil's appt. is thru (3pmish) at Tripler....
She agreed, we got to car, and drove to the "main drag waikiki area".....
there was a red light right in front of the Moana Surfrider and I said this is perfect, she said as i was exiting "You sure you're okay with this"?
She had no idea how this is sooo FINE with me.
So I get out and mosey to the Moana Surfrider. SUCH a beautiful hotel.
they have rocking chairs on their "porch"....people rocking away and I say
I want to do that!!!! I go inside and a couple in wedding garb are having their photo taken ...I ask where I can get a paper....they suggest "over there" and I am getting my coin purse out and she said the paper is right over there ....for FREE!!!!! OMG, this is just too cool for me!
So I then mosey to the back area closer to beach area. I see so many beautiful chairs and people relaxing. I sit down and say to myself this is heaven! I then see a beachside bar and go over and get a cup of coffee.
I see a table right next to the beach area!


This is the view I had this morning with my FREE paper and cup of coffee . I kind of realize that this is meant for table service, so I am not that brave and head back to the other table. It is less breezy and fine with me.
So this is my view


Gosh, I think this is a beautiful 2nd rating view !

The married couple are over near me and I take a photo




So I am now thru with coffee and paper. I get up and head to the restroom and wash hands from newsprint. I roam towards the statue , call dh and tell him to take a look at me!


view of ocean, see the ship in the far off distance? (Don't forget to click on photo to see larger version)




Then I moseyed over to the Hyatt. There were three beautiful Asian brides (and their gooms of course)....had to take a photo
Here are two of them:


I took a photo of this hotel that dh and I stayed at way back in 1982! I would stay here in a heartbeat! Small, great price! and family owned


I then found a little park area (benches, etc) and sat for a bit..
what a view...


I then roamed over towards the Royal Hawaiian grounds


OMG, you have got to use the restroom at the Royal Hawaiian!!! it is so pretty!

Then I went over to the Sheraton and found an "express" type food area and got a Loco Moco!!!! VERY filling. Rice, (bottom) then hamburger patty and then egg on top with gravy. My boss told me to have one and I actually liked it!!!


now the adventure begins..I start heading up towards the Hilton Hawaiian Village and my goal was Ala Moana Mall! I knew it would be a walk....
Got over to the HHV and I saw that I was approaching a bus stop and looked at the various busses that stop here and saw #8 goes to mall and I look down and here it comes!!!!!!
I start rummaging for $2!!!! hurry!!!!!! whew, found it, get on and it is packed. No problem, I have commuted to my work on a bus. I saved myself some walking ... We arrive and I roam just a bit...
I am now looking for bus 54....I believe it is on the OTHER side of the mall,
I get there after roaming the mall and do NOT see the #54 on the signs.
A bus #43 was there and I asked about the #54.....he starts saying it no longer stops at the mall but at X$#$#T stop (OMG, I dont what he is saying)
I turn around like (I will just have daughter pick me up here), he calls me back and tells me to listen to him! OMG, am I in trouble with the bus driver??? He explains he will take me to that stop where I can pick up the #54. He is so nice and gives me back my transfer so I can use it on THAT bus. WE get there and he tells me what to do....(so nice)....and I wait and I end up seeing another bus with Arizona Memorial on the lettering and Aloha Stadium. These are VERY close to dd's house, so I get on that.
We are now approaching "home base" area and I see dsil's work! I get off at next stop. The drive remembered that I asked for Aloha Stadium and asked me where I was going and I said I was going to have DD pick me up, but I thanked him for his concern....aloha spirt.....
I call dd and she said her car's cooling system is worrying her. I say I can just wait for dsil to get off work and we can walk home....she said no, she will pick me up. she does.....

That was just a cool adventure. I was really worried about the bus system, and it was still ....what's the word.....worrysome, but still cool! That last bus I got on stopped at china town, and the capitol, and major sightseeing stops! very cool

okay, Tues, will be going to Goodyear with dd to see about car. no big adventure.....
What a fun day!!!!! I am going to do that again!
aloha
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