Getting to Hawaii

Jack and I are in Wakiki now. It's 6:00 in the morning and we are still trying to adjust to the jet lag, as we have been awake for more than an hour. We have a little hotel room a few blocks from the beach in what Jack refers to as the hotel ghetto. The weather is nice and cool this morning and we have all the windows and doors open.

Yesterday was a day to get used to the time change. We are five hours ahead here and are working to adjust to local time. So, when our stomaches say feed me lunch and it's only 9:30 in the morning, we have to wait, wait, wait.

The journey here the day before took a long, long time and we learned a lot. The first leg took us to LAX, where we had to change terminals. We decided to walk since it was just across two parking lots to the next one. So, the first thing we learned was that our backpacks were too heavy. We are working that out now.

The second leg took us to Seattle. Why? Because I booked the least expensive ticket through Priceline. Why the best price would take us many, many miles out of the way, I don't know. But the second lesson of the day was to analyze the itenerary more carefully. Sometimes saving a few dollars is not worth the extra hours it will take to make connections.

The final leg finally brought us to Honolulu. There were many, many lessons learned there. Pick different seats. Front seats are not the best because the arm rests won't go up between them. Maybe pick a different airline. Our plane seemed a little old, and the little video screens didn't show the movie very well. So, although I heard the movie "Valentine's Day," I really didn't see it. However, we did arrive safely and on time.

We made it through security several times just fine. No surprises and no searches. All in all, a good way to begin.