Aug

15

Our Vacation … pt2 - We arrive

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The party’s over and the bags are packed!

We’re goin’ to Hawaii!

@#!*&%$ Forgot about airport security…

Let me say this about airport security at SFO: AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is that clear enough? Okay.

After surviving airport security, we get to our gate and wait. We get onto the plane…and wait…and wait…and wait…and…you get the picture. We sat on the plane for nearly 45 minutes, no AC, prisoners of FAA regulations requiring you to “remain seated with your seatbelt fastened”. As it was we were going to be getting in late enough (we have a two hour drive after we land to get to Hilo), and now it’s gonna be even worse!

FINALLY we take off…[flying over the ocean not much to say about that it's pretty boring really not much to see or mention about it lots of water not much else]…and land in Kona!

Now we get shuttled to the rental car agency and stand in line to get our cars. Yes. Cars. There’s six of us.

Once done there, we travel to the grocery store to stock up. GEEZ! Prices have gone up here! Milk is $5.00+/gallon! Well, after spending a hundred dollars on groceries we’re now starving and it’s going on 9:00pm. Fortunately, there’s a Wendy’s across the street from the market…and only the drive thru is open That’s Okay. So, now (by the time we’ve eaten) it’s nearly 10:00pm. Still a 2+ hour drive to our rental on the far side of the island. Good thing I snoozed on the plane.

Now, here’s some information for you. The state of Hawaii, and in particular the big island, has an agreement with the observatories. Hawaii is the most remote inhabited location on the planet. This makes it ideal for observatories. As long as it remains dark. Between towns…it’s dark.

Have you ever tried to locate a place you’ve never been before, in the middle of the night…no street lights…minimal signage…at 1:00 in the MORNING! Well. We did.

WHAT A DAY!

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