But I wasn't here for the city. I was here for the beaches for which Hawaii is famous. I drove out of the city to a beach on the north shore, where my friend Kelly had promised to take me surfing.'Sunset Beach' is famous for its big waves, but today was a mild day – although, riding a borrowed board on the ocean, I fell over enough times to amuse the watching tourists. By the end of the afternoon I felt like I had the hang of it, though, and was able to stay up for ten minutes or more before splashing back down into the sea! In the evening we brought some delicious breadfruit and hotdogs from a beach vendor, and settled down on the still-hot sand to see the sunsets from which the beach takes its name. As the last rays of the sun faded on the beach, I wondered if there was a more perfect place to be on earth.

    但我不是为了城市前来 ......