Day 1. Arrived into Honolulu airport without too much trouble, as in no delayed flight, no missing luggage just a little tired. Despite the rain and cool weather my first impression is that people here are super friendly and people aren't terribly worried about the Novel Coronavirus. 9:00 am, I get to the hotel and drop off my luggage and prepare to busy myself for 6 hours until I can check it at 3 pm. I decide that it would be a day of O'ahu sightseeing before the others arrive. With the hotel being situated near Waikiki Beach, I walk down to the famous strip and grab myself a Poke and some Masubi. The rain starts to fall and I decide it's time to find some indoor refuge. 11:30 am, UBER out to the Pearl Harbour memorial. 1:00 pm, UBER back to the main strip for lunch at Piggy Smalls, amazing Banh mi! 2:00 pm session of Bad Boys 3, I fall asleep during the movie. 4:30 pm check into hotel. 6:00 pm gym session. 8:00 pm dinner over at Herringbone. 11:00 pm. I pass out.
Day 2. I kit up and go for a 9 km run along the canal up and around Diamond Head. Unfortunately, I did not bring any cash so will have to explore the national park another day. Today is a little more relaxed, sightseeing, shopping around the main area of Waikiki. Pick up a Hawaiian Shirt for the arrival drinks. Sam and Irene arrive and we grab dinner at Morimoto. Despite the reunion, everybody is knackered and we retired early.
Day 3. Back up to Diamond Head for the national park hike and then the afternoon spent on Waikiki Beach. Finally made it to Leonardo's for a Malasada (Read. I ate five). Arrival drinks at Rumfire and then late night Dominos Pizza.
Day 4. Wake up late and jump on the bus out to Lualoa Ranch. Lauloa Ranch is approximately one hour away from Waikiki and is a picturesque valley surrounded by jagged cliffs more famously known as the film location for
Jumanji and
Jurassic Park. The couple have temporarily setup a marquee and brought in port-a-loos for the wedding ceremony, it's an absolutely stunning location. The group of people at this wedding is a combination of friends from Sydney and Hong Kong. It's a collection of fun, familiar faces. The ceremony is short and punchy (due to the fact that the celebrant accidentally skipped straight to the I do's before the vows) and the party continues into the early evening. 10 pm a bus takes us back to Waikiki Haus Supper Club before we leave for watch Sunset in the Presidential Suite of the Hyatt Regency. 7 am I head back to hotel and pack. 8:30 am, I catch an UBER to the airport. Exhausted. What a fun trip!
