We met our friends at noon and took them to Gun Beach and Faifai Beach. I had never been to either of those places. You can drive to Gun Beach which is named for a Japanese shore gun placed at the base of the cliff. It is a mass of rust but it still seems to menace the harbor.

Then we walked on further, over a trail over the rock formation that separated the two beaches. A trail has been cut into the old coral rock, with bamboo handrails and catwalkks made of old telephone poles. At the other end of the trail is one of the pretiest beaches I have seen in a long time. The sand is soft and white, nearly powder, and the water is protected by the reef so it is like a mill pond while the wild surf crashes just a hundred yards away. The other side of the beach is lined with Australian pines and palm trees. It's really lovely.

Afterwards we went to the Nikko Hotel for the luncheon buffet. That was lovely too. There was so much to choose from, most of it Japanese or based on Japanese cooking so that our friends and Wakana managed to get plenty to make them happy. I did too though not the same stuff. I am finding that Japanese food is a taste that has to be learned.

Now the day and the visit is over. Our friends are winging their way back home and tomorrow will be back at w--k (sorry abbout the four letter word).