Last day in Waikiki

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Our last day on Waikiki, sleep in and slow start. Starbucks will miss my usual order of 2 Venti Lattes for Rosemary each morning. I'll miss having a coffee place less than 200 metres from my bedroom.



What to do today, and very little was the answer.We had yet to visit Kahala Mall, but had been past it a few times on the green trolley so this was the destination for today. It has been really hto and humid the last week so full air conditioning seemed like a nice option for a hot afternoon.

What a difference to AlaMoana shopping centre. AlaMoana is huge open plan, and encompasses life from all ends of the spectrum. Usually there seems to be about 10% Caucasian anywhere we have been, today at Kahala the percentage went up to 30%. This is the suburbs where the average house price is 1.2 million and if you have beach front 10 million might buy you something. Private school girls in sailor suit uniforms were seen wandering with well heeled ladies meeting for coffee.

Some lovely shops, and the best one was Whole Foods a supermarket specialising in all that was organic, locally grown, new wave and trendy. Kombucha tea by the cup was sold; almost all nuts, seeds and veges were organic and local if possible and the cooked section was amazing. Imagine any food you may want to eat, any style, any nationality and there it was cooked up hot or cold and available for you dish up and takeaway.

We gave Lulu's bar and grill a fond farewell with happy hour drinks and a snack and then headed for a final swim in the walled area of the East end of Waikiki.It was quite warm, the sun was setting and we debated where to for tea. We had always spotted Hula's Bar which is just around the corner from us on Lemon Road and decided to check this out for tea. It has a great 2nd floor open air bar balcony overlooking the beach, live music and a nice looking vibe. And so we sat and I watched all these amazing men walk into the bar, nice looking guys, mostly wearing singlets. Hey Martin I says I think this is a gay bar. Really, goes Martin? Oh yes really, nice looking men, people appreciating the music, maybe 3 women and about 25 men. Pizza and nachos consumed and we left feeling very conspicuous, very funny end to a brilliant holiday.

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Photos

A must have adaptation for every push bike

Whole food at Kahala
Specialising in organic and local