HOMAGE TO TANGO TRIO AT HOSTEL

'Away Day' at the hostel is always bittersweet.  For you you not be 'au fait' with the term 'away day', it is a travel day, going from one place to another.  Guests at hostel oft travel from Hilo to another lovely spot on their quest to have a brilliant holiday.

Phyllis, EV & Robert, accent in French on the 'Robert', booked into the hostel for a few days before going on to another stop on the island.  Being ever so clever, the two lovely ladies were in the private room and the poor chap in the men's dorm.  Odd how that sorted self out, the chap had found the hostel, mentioned it to the ladies, and before you could say 'Aloha', the ladies had booked the last room available.   Fancy that.

The lovely ladies had the best room in hostel, the only one with 'private bath', how grand is that...

Meeting over coffee in the morn, this old geezer had a lovely chat with Robert.  That is how one meets at hostel, you linger at the table near the kettle and strike up a chat.  Turns out that the three guests were visiting from Oregon, the ladies from a fair sized city and Robert a small berg on the coast.

Robert told MOI that the string that tied the three together was love of dance.  Seems EV owns a dance studio, specializing in Tango.  So strong were the bonds of friendship that the Tango Trio had become Travel Companions.  Phyllis seemed to be the 'deal finder', EV the co-pilot and Robert the poor suffering chap in the shadow of two effervescent ladies.  Mind, Robert did not seem to be suffering too much, all three got on like a house on fire.

Brilliant guests, they hired a vehicle and spent loads of time checking out the local scene.  They were going to soak in as much as possible of the local flavour.

EV never missed an opportunity to chat up her powers as a dance instructor.  Both of her travel companions attested to that.  Truth be told, one rather guessed that she covered the floor well just by seeing the glow of her face as she talked up the wonder of dance.  Have no doubt she get them queued up in Oregon.

The rug was never rolled back at the hostel, had it been, there be no doubt that the old building would have swayed from the beat of the dance...

However sad departure is at the hostel, one is comforted by the knowledge that the spirit left behind by the lovely Tango Trio will linger for some time.  There is always next year, they may well return...