For Saturday we had big plans, a flight to the Big Island to see the volcanoes. This was not a trip we planned very carefully; before we even left home we had to pay an extra $125 so we could fly into Hilo instead of Kona, which was what we’d originally reserved. That was a [...]
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Nice Places
We started the day by walking down to the Urasenke Foundation on Saratoga St for a tea ceremony. They only do it two days a week, and only twice on those days. So we had made reservations for the 10am Friday performance. We had to wait a little bit because they were expecting another spectator, [...]
Last Day Solo
Considering that this was my last day to do whatever I wanted, I didn’t do very much. I finished uploading my pictures which had failed to finish last night. I realized where the cache from yesterday must be, I figured out that it should be at Kuhio Beach Park! So I went over there because [...]
Dolphin Swim
Woke up at 8:00 and did not want to get out of bed. I managed to get up because I wanted to get to Sea Life Park early for my Dolphin Royal Swim at 11:00. The bus ride was an hour through some random neighborhoods, and I did get there way too early. I sat [...]
More Play, More Work
I woke up at 8:00 this morning and decided to run out and go geocaching. I knew there were two in Ala Moana Beach Park, and I suspected a third, so I figured I’d go there. I took the bus and as I got off, I realized I had forgotten to bring a pen to [...]
Wandering Honolulu
I decided to take today off from homework and wander around. I didn’t really have anything specific planned, so I figured I’d go to the Waikiki Aquarium. I waited and waited for a bus, but nothing ever showed up so I walked instead. The Aquarium admission was $6 with my student ID, and that included [...]
Half Work, Half Play
This morning I was up at 7am for no reason. Oh well. :A: was up too, but she had to leave for work about 8am anyway. When she left, I went downstairs too and walked across the street to the beach. I walked around for a few minutes, and then my phone rang – :A: [...]
First Full Day
Today was our first full day in Hawaii. We both woke up pretty early, before 8am local time. The time difference is so weird – the jet lag is really bad, and I keep thinking about “what are my friends doing right now?” and realizing they’re having dinner when my day just started a few [...]
Arrival in Hawaii
The post I wrote on my Blackberry from the plane got lost, so this is the only post I’ll make today. And it’s going to be short because I am SO tired. No problems with the trip from Washington to Los Angeles. Didn’t get any sleep, but we watched Baby Mama on my iPod. Tina [...]
Flight for Hawaii
My flight for Hawaii is booked! Woo hoo! From To Leave Arrive From To Leave Arrive IAD LAX 4/17 2:20pm 4/17 4:45pm LAX HNL 4/17 6:00pm 4/17 8:45pm HNL LAX 4/26 12:50pm 4/26 9:20pm LAX IAD 4/26 10:35pm 4/27 6:30am That is the best damn itinerary I could hope for – doesn’t involve any waking [...]