Wrecked in Waikiki
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canyonwalkerHawaii April Travelog #17
Waikiki - Tue, 12 Apr, 2022, 8:30am
We've been taking it easy at the hotel last night and this morning, after yesterday's epic hike up the Koko Head Tramline. Okay, "taking it easy" is a bit of a euphemism. The unglamorous truth is I'm wrecked.
Being worn out yesterday evening, I expected. After finishing up the hike and eating a late lunch on the way home, we relaxed in our room and at the hotel pool. Unfortunately the hot tub was running cold yesterday, so mostly we relaxed in the room. Soon enough it was dinner-ish time. We walked down the street to see what was available at the nearby food halls and brought dinner home. We ate a picnic style dinner on the hotel's breakfast lanai like the night before.
Our plan this morning had been to get up early and walk down to the beach to wade in the surf for a while before returning to the hotel, cleaning up, and heading out to the airport for an 11:50am flight. That was the plan. The problem wasn't waking up early. We've set our alarms for 6/6:30am all trip. The problem is that this morning I/we are still feeling wrecked from yesterday's hike. We've spent the morning being slugs in the room. Slugs with aching quadriceps and IT bands, that is.
We're leaving for the airport in about 20 minutes. This means we'll have stayed 4 days in Waikiki without going to the beach in Waikiki at all! Stupid IT bands.
Update: I was wrecked really hard. I avoided hikes Tuesday and Wednesday. Simple walking for short distances was okay. Stairs and ramps, especially ramps, were tough. By Thursday I did a bit of hiking, including ascent and descent. But it was a strain. All in all, though, the Koko Head Tramline was such an epic hike I don't regret it.
Waikiki - Tue, 12 Apr, 2022, 8:30am
We've been taking it easy at the hotel last night and this morning, after yesterday's epic hike up the Koko Head Tramline. Okay, "taking it easy" is a bit of a euphemism. The unglamorous truth is I'm wrecked.
Being worn out yesterday evening, I expected. After finishing up the hike and eating a late lunch on the way home, we relaxed in our room and at the hotel pool. Unfortunately the hot tub was running cold yesterday, so mostly we relaxed in the room. Soon enough it was dinner-ish time. We walked down the street to see what was available at the nearby food halls and brought dinner home. We ate a picnic style dinner on the hotel's breakfast lanai like the night before.
Our plan this morning had been to get up early and walk down to the beach to wade in the surf for a while before returning to the hotel, cleaning up, and heading out to the airport for an 11:50am flight. That was the plan. The problem wasn't waking up early. We've set our alarms for 6/6:30am all trip. The problem is that this morning I/we are still feeling wrecked from yesterday's hike. We've spent the morning being slugs in the room. Slugs with aching quadriceps and IT bands, that is.
We're leaving for the airport in about 20 minutes. This means we'll have stayed 4 days in Waikiki without going to the beach in Waikiki at all! Stupid IT bands.
Update: I was wrecked really hard. I avoided hikes Tuesday and Wednesday. Simple walking for short distances was okay. Stairs and ramps, especially ramps, were tough. By Thursday I did a bit of hiking, including ascent and descent. But it was a strain. All in all, though, the Koko Head Tramline was such an epic hike I don't regret it.
