I don’t sleep an eternity like I thought I was going to, and wake up before the 5:45 alarm in fact. At 6:30 I catch the shuttle back to the airport with the rest of my crew. Standing in line to check in I hear a couple of girls conversing in German and think it would be fun to say something to them. Then I remember that the only stuff I learned from my German course in high school was “The king sings in the tower” and “The queen cries in the bathroom.” Oh well.
The view in line at security
Apparently anybody who missed the flight to Lihue is pretty special. We get big red markings on our boarding passes and we all have to go through special screening at security. Get patted down and all. It’s great.
Kathy shares an incredible chocolate croissant with me when we got to the gate. I think I would like to have a chocolate croissant every day. It’s dreamy.
My stuck-in-L.A. buddies! Cindy and Raymond aren't looking. :P
And then we’re finally on the plane, taking off on a 5-hour-and-20-minute flight to the island of Kauai! That’s when I realize I forgot my favorite blue fuzzy socks in the hotel. They are the best sleeping socks but sometimes they fall off in the middle of the night. And I didn’t remember to look under the covers for them before I left. This is cause for great sorry but I say a prayer for the lost socks and look out the window at the ocean.
That gets boring pretty quick so I try to sleep. But every time I try to sleep on the plane, it gets more uncomfortable. I think I fell asleep eventually but I mostly remember being pretty bored.
Anyway.
Not long after noon we land and WHOOSH – warm humidity! Ah, feels like home. Aunty Linda meets me at baggage claim, where all the baggage from two flights results in a super-duper crowed conveyor and lots and lots of people. We find my suitcase (which is good because it’s really Jason’s) and Lynn picks us up outside.
My high expectations for Hawaii are met in just the drive from Lihue to Kapaa alone! It’s just hard to beat mountains and clouds and pretty trees and stuff, ain’t it?
After spending a couple hours at the house (and taking a coma-like nap, I’m told), Aunt Linda and I stop by a beach to watch the sunset and eat some pupus (snacks) before visiting the Hyatt for a Keke Hula. We get adventurous for dinner afterwards and have sashimi with our salads (thought Aunty says it was a bit mushy). We still need our chocolate fix for the day so chocolate mousse pie was in order.
Need I say more?
By the time we get back to the house it is most definitely bedtime. So I go to bed and sleep to my heart’s content.
Other than the unfortunate sock episode, I'm jealous.
ReplyDelete(It might not be as comfy, but you can sleep with my Amish hat until we find you another pair of socks.)
Looking at the picture it looks like a great deal to me, a pair of socks versus Hawaii. I do have a pair of socks myself, could that deal also work for me? ;-)
ReplyDeletei am v. jealous, as well. especially of the hotel room you had ALL TO YOURSELF. ahhh, bliss.
ReplyDeleteGood to know you finally got there safely! I recognize the picture from the lanai. Wonderful that your luggage made it too!
ReplyDeleteDid you ever master the stick shift?
Have fun!