We have finally arrived! It was so good to round Diamond Head, at this point any dusty little piece of land would have been fine but to arrive in Honolulu, a beautiful paradise, was a treat.
It is interesting to note that this island has less than ten percent of the land area of the Hawaiian Islands but has 80 percent of the population. Honolulu is the state centre for communications transport and business and of course the famous Waikiki Beech which, is a major tourist attraction. The Ala Wai marina where we ended up berthing the boat happens to be right in the middle of the action, right in front of the Hilton Resort village. Customs clearance was very easy and done by telephone with advice to give them two days notification for clearance when leaving. This process was made a lot easier thanks to our 12-month cruising permit valid for entry into all US ports. Jack flew in this morning and was given a cruising permit to travel the islands for six months. A few miles to the west of our current position is the entrance to Pearl Harbor, which is closed to civilian traffic, and navigation near the entrance channel is prohibited. We will visit this area by motor vehicle during the week. We also have plans to jump in the car and circumnavigate Oahu visiting Pipeline in the north and maybe have a stroll up through the Honolulu national park.
Many thanks for all your kind messages and words.
Bye for now.
Here are a few pictures from recent times.
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