So finally my world tour will be coming to an end and what a fine place to end it in...Hawaii!

I said farewell to a cold autumn in canada about 2 weeks ago. Despite all the earlier bad luck I had had in Canada, I managed to have a really good time in Whistler. It is a lovely ski resort town surrounded by mountains and I had the chance to exlpore some of the town's numerous forest trails which offer excellent hiking.

Arriving in festive and tropical Honolulu, I couldn't help but see how greatly it contrasted to dreary Vancouver where everyone looks permanently hard done by. I got to celebrate my b'day here in honolulu and spent the day shopping and swimming at waikiki. A most fine day.

I spent a week exploring the island of Oahu (where honolulu is) and then spent a week on a neighbouring lush island called Kaua'i. I really enjoyed the tranquility of Kaua'i, which is far less commericialized and populated than Oahu.

I have to admit that the american serving size of meals is quite disturbing. I have seen 1.4kg pizzas, bowls of the greasiest food served in bucket sized proportions and I guess it is to be expected that I have also seen more morbidly obese people than I have ever seen in my life. It makes me think that they need to set up guide lines in the food industry that prevent such keg-like mounds of fattening food even being sold.

I will be back in Sydney in a few days and can honestly say I don't mind going home now since I am rather tired of the road. It will be nice to sit in one place for a while! And I will be reunited with my guitar.

Once I get back and sort through my 10,000 + quantity of photos-I kid you not-I have THAT many photos, I will add more to these blogs andthen I may add a summary blog of my travels in 2007.

Happy travelling! It's up to the rest of you to have your adventures now while I chill at home.