Well – today didn’t go as planned! We got a late start and after breakfast we set out to find a drug store where I could check my blood pressure and Tom could get some cold medication. My doctor had taken me off my blood pressure medicine due to extreme swelling in my ankles but had asked that I check my pressure. We finally found a drug store (in Chinatown) and the lady was extremely nice. The first time she checked my pressure it was 173/110! She had me rest for 5 minutes and checked it again. It was 153/102. I called our doctor (it was after hours but he called me back immediately) and he decided to try me on a medication that would quickly bring my pressure down. He called Jeff (the Pharmacy was closed) and Jeff called the Chinatown drug store. They were really far behind in filling medications and we had to go back in about an hour but that allowed us to go back to the room so Tom could put some orange juice in the refrigerator. We also found a Wal-Mart and bought a blood pressure gauge. Once we had the medication we decided we still had time to go to the Aloha Tower. This is a tower at the Honolulu harbor that was built as a welcoming place for ships in the 1800s. Today, cruise ships dock there and there is a large market place. We went up in the tower and found a great view. There is also, in the distance, a plane runway that is used as an alternate site for shuttle landings. James found the “Don Ho Restaurant” and, of course, bought a Don Ho DVD (In case you didn’t know, he LOVES Don Ho’s music. Carolyn and I shopped for a while and James found more friends! We ate an early supper since we didn’t have lunch today (late start) and decided to get back to the room a little early. That allowed us to rest a while and also allowed me to get the last three days of blog on the web. I hope you enjoy. Not the day we had planned but we actually had time for the “unexpected.” Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
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