Home Sweet Home!

Holly’s dad just dropped us off at home. Thanks, again, Glenn.

So, our flight from Dallas/Fort Worth sucked. It was just a crappy way to end a crappy travel day (well, 22 hours). We left our hotel yesterday at 4:30 PM (10:30 PM ET). We just got home at 8:30 PM ET. After the events of Part I of our trip home, we were hoping for a nice, quiet flight. WRONG!!
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We sat on our plane at the gate at the Honolulu airport for 3 hours with infrequent updates like, “We’re on the phone with maintenance here and in Tulsa working out the problem with the fuel pump. We’ve tried several things and have several more things to try. Sorry for the slow updates, it takes a while.” Wonderful. At the 3 hour mark, we were told it was going to be at least another hour and we could deboard the plane. I took that opportunity to relax with a Long Island Iced Tea (or two). Holly just paced.
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Today is our last day in paradise. The Halekulani was very gracious and gave us a 3 PM check out time! We were able to go see Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial and sit by the pool for a couple hours without having to worry about our luggage.

We woke up early this morning (not knowing that we would be able to check out late) and packed. Then, we waited for the V.I.P. shuttle to Pearl Harbor. After dropping some people off at the airport (that was a surprise), we made it to Pearl Harbor. The line for tickets to the Memorial wrapped around a courtyard and was very, very long. But it moved pretty fast.
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Today started with a drive to the airport. We were sad to leave the Waikoloa Marriott, but we have a date with Pearl Harbor. We got through security and had a quick breakfast before flying to Oahu (Waikiki).

While booking, we were given two choices on hotel. I said, “Hey! It’s our last night… let’s splurge” so we chose the Halekulani. What a good choice. This is an amazing hotel and the people are just fantastic.
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This morning started early with a phone call from a doctor’s office 6 time zones away. And, it was a wrong number. And she gave me attitude (her: “it’s the number down on the sheet” me: “I don’t care… it’s wrong”). Life in paradise is rough! I went back to sleep until 9:30.

After another buffet breakfast (first mimosa that showed up before I was finished with breakfast), we went down to the pool for a couple hours. Then, given that it’s our last night on the big island, we thought it was a good idea to try out the beach and get in the ocean (having spent most of our lazy time by the pool so far).
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