Yesterday was leisurely, considering we flew SEA-LAX-HNL. SEA-LAX took off around 11:00 a.m., we relaxed for an hour or so in the LAX RCC between flights, and LAX-HNL was aided by tail winds, allowing us to land nearly an hour early.
We caught the same Roberts airport shuttle into Honolulu and pointedly asked the employees how long this would take, describing our 16-stop marathon the other day. They actually stopped the queue after us, explaining to those behind us that they couldn't have too many hotel stops on one bus. Despite that, we bailed out at the Sheraton Waikiki and walked less than ten minutes to get to the Hilton Prince Kuhio on a beautiful, if crowded, Friday night.
After checking in and leaving our bags in the room, we strolled around the beach area for an hour. On a whim we stopped at our first-ever Häagen-Dazs shop for ice cream cones. $9.70 for two single-scoop waffle cones! On top of that, Brian's cone leaked out the bottom at how many cents a drip?
We're hopping a couple of blocks over to the Holiday Inn Resort later today (working on an Intercontinental promotion) on our final (and only) full day in Honolulu in, well, two days.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.