Day Two: Kapolei, Hawaii

Dear All,

Less than twenty four hours here and I already feel as if am being lulled into a ukulele-induced stupor by the traditional Hawaiian music that is playing everywhere in this resort.  We were welcomed yesterday afternoon with an orchid lei for me and a Kuikui nut lei for Doug, and it has been the full-on Hawaiian experience since then.  What a gorgeous place!

When we planned this trip a couple of  years ago, we decided to fly via Hawaii since we were here only once in the early 80’s and thought it would be fun to see it again.  On that trip, we traveled with Janis and Calvin, and did all of touristy things we could think of, complete with going on a “Booze Cruise” at sunset.  The Booze Cruise was a bit of a letdown (perhaps we should have surmised this could be a possibility since it was called a Booze Cruise?).   We each got two watered down Blue Hawaiians, plus a very substandard meal that I mercifully can’t remember.

But I digress.  Our first trip here was fun, the company was stellar and the scenery was lovely, so we wanted to do it again.  And I won’t be buying a turquoise Mumu this time.