This vacation was a little bit different from previous vacations. We've usually stayed in a resort alone, but this time, my friends visited us one day, and we joined a Kauai island tour with my friends on another day. We
had to adjust our schedule according to their plan, but we had a lot of fun.
By the way, our usual way of living in Hawaii is like this:
Basically, we had no plan. We got food and drinks for a week at a supermarket on the 1st day, and then did nothing in particular. We went to bed when we got sleepy, and got up when eyes were open. I enjoyed reading books in the air-conditioned living room over a cup of Kona coffee or tropical fruits juice, which I prepared for myself from various fresh fruits and vegetables using the blender. Sometimes we enjoyed cooking as a hobby with lots of unfamiliar ingredients using unfamiliar cooking utensils. I've once mistakenly used the oven for steaming a small chicken. The figures shown on the panel were calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit. Waiting, waiting, and waiting, but the chicken wasn't heated. I instantly assumed that the oven didn't work, but it was my fault. Anyway, staying in unusual circumstances was always fun. Just staying in the resort was a really refreshing experience. During the daytime, I went jogging or walking, and I often soaked in the sea water or in the pools when it got hot. A feast for the eyes was often walking around me.(grin) If I felt like it, I went to a bar in Hilton Village and listened to the conversations of the next tables, but those conversations were hard to understand for me. I reflected that those conversations might have various slang, dialects or unfamiliar accents for me. Anyway, they were great lessons for me. One thing, I made it a rule to stay in the Village from 2200 to 500 hours for security.
By the way, I got accustomed to spending vacations on Oahu island and I'm thinking of renting a car and viewing the sunrise at the easternmost point of Oahu on the next vacation, though we have to start out before 5 o'clock. Then I'd like to see the sun setting from the westernmost point, but I heard that the west coast of the island wasn't secure, and a taxi driver, who transports us between the airport and the Village every time we visit Oahu, advised us to keep away from the west coast after sunset, so we'll follow his words for now.
The following pictures show my favorite route for walking. You'd know what I wrote above. I always wear clothes with which I can move into the sea or pool anytime. My digital camera is water-proof, and I brought a pair of new shoes called "marine shoes" this time, which were really handy in the resort. I rushed into the lagoon on the way also today, succumbing to the heat.
(Vocabulary)
feast for the eye 目の保養
今回は友人の訪問があったり、友人と一緒のツアーに参加したりと、事前にスケジュールの調整が必要だったが、いつもの休暇中は何もしない、計画を立てないというのが基本。初日に一週間分の食料を買い込み、後は部屋でゴロゴロする。眠くなったら眠り、目が覚めたら起きる。コナコーヒーやトロピカルフルーツジュース（備え付けのミキサーで自分で作る）を片手に読書を楽しみ、時々「趣味としての」料理を楽しみ、日中はジョギングや散歩、暑くなれば海へ浸かり、プールへ浸かり、時に目の保養をして、気が向いたらヴィレッジ内のバーへ飲みに出かける。隣のテーブルの会話に聞き耳を立てリスニングを試みるも、飲み屋の会話はスラングが多いためだと思うが、相当に難しい。そして、２２時以降と午前５時前にはヴィレッジから出ないことにしている。これは身の安全のため。しかし、そろそろ慣れてきたので、次回はレンタカーでも借りてみようかと、オアフ島の最東端で日の出を眺めてみようかと考えている。日の入りがみえるところは、かなり治安が悪いので当面は見送る。(小錦の地元)
写真はお気に入りの散歩コース。いつでも海やプールに浸かることの出来る格好で散歩している気持ちがわかってもらえるかな。今回マリンシューズと呼ばれる、水陸両用の靴を初めて使ったが、とても便利だった。この日も暑さに負けて、散歩途中にラグーンに、、、(^o^)
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