After a restful 3 hours of sleep, Sue and I showered and drove to Lincoln. To check us through security, we met a retired Wahoo teacher, Don Wright. All the planes were on time and we didn't have any problems getting to Hawaii. We were able to catch about 2 hours of sleep each. If it hadn't been for the high pitch scream of a child about 2 rows back we might have gotten a little more. Gabriel himself couldn't have created a more piercing noise when he brought the walls of Jericho down.
We made the choice to take a bus that dropped people off at Waikiki hotels. After over an hour of starts and stops we made it to the Marriott. It is a beautiful hotel and the room is really nice with a view of Diamond Head and the ocean.
We went downstairs and talked to the concierge and started to organize our excursions. I was really disappointed when they said the helicopter trip over the volcano was $400 a person plus flight over to the island and a hotel room. Instead we booked an island tour that will take us to the volcano flow and explore the rest of the island. We have to leave at 4:30 AM and won't return until 8 PM but the tour package was more in our price line. We scheduled that for Sat., Jan. 6. The hotel said it was supposed to rain here on Sat. & Sun so go to another island on those days because if it is raining here it won't rain there.
We then went to one of the hotel's restaurants. The entrees were okay but the desserts were terrific. We managed to walk over to the water and a little up and down the street in front of the hotel. After crawling up to our room we collapsed about 10:30 our time which would have been 2:30 Nebraska time. So a pretty good 23 1/2 hour day!
Today we slept in (till 6:30 Hawaii time) and started picking out other things we wanted to do. We also answered some e-mails and had breakfast on our balcony. (Burger King was across the street.) This afternoon we are going whale watching and will be gone from 12 until 2:30. We haven't planned the final part of the day but it might be just going to the beach across the street.
2 comments:
Don't tell me YOU took those pictures dad!! They are amazing and beautiful. Well, I've been thinking about you guys lots and I miss you a ton, but it sounds like you will be having a lot of fun and a well deserved vacation!! Love ya lots! Beth
Glad you had a good trip. I mean a safe one as for the wailing of the child, aren't you glad our's asre growed up? And I don't remember Gabriel in the story of JOSHUA and the walls of Jerico. Although he might have helped. I am glad you two got away from the cold and the same old grind. I wish you a blessed trip and check out as church there are some great bnrothers there. love always
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