Sunny and Serene Honolulu

The string quartet was not playing on deck; nor was an actual doomsday-delivering Taepodong ballistic missile speeding toward the Hawaiian islands.

On board the Whisper: business as usual. Latest pictures from Ken & Di show not just a little bit of sunshine and what seems a pleasant reunion with old friends.



Historical note:
Honolulu means "sheltered harbour" or "safe harbour". It is the most isolated city of its size in the world (ca. 380,000 inhabitants).
While the territory of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898, the islands that make up the current state was admitted as a member of the union in 1959. So it's kinda like Newfoundland without the icebergs: a late-comer to (con)federation with an originally geopolitical value.

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