Hello All!
Well we all encounter it, the big vacation dilemma -- we want to purchase tourist kitsch to commemorate our trip to exotic locations (particularly Hawaii) and give to relatives, friends, etc. but the stuff is very expensive and we'd rather spend the lion's share of our hard earned coin on the trip's necessities (umbrella drinks, loud shirts, tanning lotion, and sunglasses behind which we can leer at bikini clad people). What to do? What to do?
Well the warm and friendly people of Hawaii have an answer -- the thrice weekly Aloha Stadium Swap Meet and Tag Sale. Billed as one of the largest anywhere, there are two to three thousand (yes I said thousand booths with people selling all manner of goods most of them the touristy kitsch you know and love (Clothing, shell jewelry, live plants, you name it) at wholesale or fell out the back of a truck prices. The admission is $1.00/person and includes parking (a premium in Hawaii) and you ca stay as long as your legs and wallet hold out.
The only downside? Refreshments are extremely limited one or two vendors of actual food at most.
Craig, wisely obtaining native refreshment/hydration -- a chilled, juice-filled Coconut cracked by a very polite Island native -- set out to conquer the the task of obtaining vacation mementos and genuine Hawaiian shirts. Terry similarly equipped made several well chosen purchases herself.
The entire process was completed by just before mid-day when temperatures topped 100 degrees.
We finished up the day with a delightful drive along the North shore, scouting beach locations for return visits later in the week. More on those later in the blog.
Mahalo!
Craig
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