Bafuss #2 | Waikiki

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The sunshine of the Pacific Ocean.

I had a 12 hours layover in Hawaii, arriving early in the morning and leaving in the afternoon. So why not go to the beach and have some beers? I took a cap from the airport, the driver was a very nice guy (I wish I could remember his name) he even took me to his house so I could keep my big backpack there while I enjoyed the sun and the beach.

As soon as I left the airport behind, I was immediately captivated by the number of houses with solar panels, looks like everyone is going solar in the Oahu island. As my polite cap driver told me:

"We have tons of sunlight all the year, would be stupid not to use it to power our houses"

There is a lot of technical and economical issues to address when implementing solar energy in a big scale but is nice to see that there are places in the world where they have been doing it for a while now. You can read more about Hawaiian solar energy in Wikipedia if you're interested in that stuff.

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Beers and bikinis. A cloudy day.

Sadly for me that day was not a sunny day, it was cloudy and with intermittent rain. In the other hand, there was a USA Beach Volleyball tournament so I decided that I wouldn't be annoyed by the weather and spent my day in the beach drinking beers and watching some attractive girls play volleyball. I could have tried renting a surfboard but I found Waikiki very expensive in general and it would have been a bad idea after the third beer anyway.

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My recommendation.

If you're gonna flight from North America to Asia, Australia or NZ (or in the other direction, doesn't matter), you should definitely try to squizz a layover in Hawaii for as little or as long as you want it is a very nice, relaxing place. It may be a little bit expensive but you will enjoy it. There is a lot more to see and do that I didn't do because of the time I had but I will definitely go back to this part of the world someday.

Pro Tip: Look for Hawaiian Airlines, they were very cheap in 2014 when I bought my ticket. I'm definitely not sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines nor want to fill this with ads, just an advise.

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