Day one 

The taxi service picked me up from the airport.  The driver was very nice but either he needed new glasses or he didn’t realize he was drifting lol.  I made it to the Circle Hotel alive and got checked in. They upgraded me to an ocean view room for free.  I took the elevator up to my floor. Yes, there is an elevator lol.  My room really is shaped like a piece of pie and it has a lanai that overlooks Kuhio Beach. Perfect 😁

It was 7 pm here in Oahu but back home it was 9 pm.  Starting to feel a bit hangry so I walked down the sidewalk.  Right next to the hotel is McDonald’s 😂 I ordered on the app and took it to my Lanai to eat and watch people.  

Kalakaua Avenue is the street in front of my hotel and it is around 2.75 miles long.  It is the main road down Waikiki Beach with all restaurants, shopping, and hotels.  I think it’s the street people cruise at night because there is a lot of traffic.  It’s three lanes and is one way. There is no street mirroring it in the other direction.  If you need to turn around you have to take a side street and hope for the best.  I’m glad I’m not driving lol.  There is going to be a parade on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr Day. Maybe I will watch it from my Lanai.

I woke up really early because of the time difference. Two hours too early lol.  I hope I don’t get used to it or waking up for work is going to be terrible. 

I walked down to the ABC Store and got a banana to go with my protein bar.  In my opinion, eating is such a waste of time.  When is someone going to make a breakfast lunch and dinner pill like on Willy Wonka? This would be so much easier than deciding what or where to eat and then don’t get me started on cooking. I just wouldn’t want to turn into a blueberry lol.  iykyk 😂 

Now one of the reasons I was so excited to go back to Oahu was because of the Cat Cafe Moff. (The International Market Paws).  It opened right before we left in 2023 and I didn’t find out about it until the day of departure.  It’s located at the International Market  Place on the second floor.  It’s $28 for an hour of cat petting and treat giving but it was worth it.  The cats wore colored bandanas to put them into categories. Treats, no treats, crunchy treats, and soft treats.  It also let you know where it was advisable to touch them. No touching, head pets only and all okay.  If you visit during the hours of 12pm or 5 pm that’s kau kau time (feeding time) I might have to go back lol

After all that cat excitement, I walked around the mall and found a pen store and it had all my favorite pens. Uni Jetstream. I know. Lame😂😂

I had to get shave ice so I walked farther down the street to Island Vintage Shave Ice.  The first place I had ever tried shave ice. I was sitting there eating my shave ice and some strange lady came up and sat down next to me. Really close.. I  side-eyed her thinking who is this weirdo invading my space.  I took another look and it was Rachel lol. Then Krystal, Randy, Camden, and Noa came around the corner.  They have arrived a couple of days earlier than me, but I hadn’t seen them yet. 

I went back to the hotel and went swimming and then met Greg and Rachel and the kids for dinner.