LAZY DAY WITH FIREWORKS

We tried to go to Eggs and Things this morning, but they were closed because of a power outage.  So we went to the other Eggs and Things, and predictably, there were dozens of people waiting.  So we walked down the street and stopped at a little crepe place.  The crepes were wonderful.  John had sausage and eggs (scrambled) in his crepe, and I had tuna and boiled eggs in a crepe. 

There was a guy there -- one of the many people on the street who stand around trying to get people to sign up for tours or timeshares or whatever.  I made the mistake of being sort of smartass friendly with him, and he decided to tell us a whole long story about a Romanian gypsy woman who scammed him out of all his money.  I have no idea if this story was true or not, and if it was, he was truly an idiot.  Without going into the 20 minutes of details, he was taken by a pretty face who constantly needed money in large amounts to take care of legal bills, smooth the way to get an inheritance, etc.  A lot like how they drag out a Nigerian scam, except he actually met this woman.  The people in the restaurant were getting a kick out of this (we were sitting on an outside seating area) and when he got a phone call, we got up and left.  Some of them said things to us like "good chance for a quick getaway."  But then he followed us down the street.  He wasn't trying to make any sales or anything, it's like he just couldn't stop telling this story. 

We spent the rest of the day at the beach. 

Tonight we went over to the Hilton to watch the fireworks.  We got a bit closer than I would have liked -- and fireworks are extremely loud in Honolulu, because the sound reverberates all around the tall buildings. 

That's it.  Tomorrow will be even slower.