(I just realized I skipped a day of travel. We spent a day in the airport in Japan before flying to Hawaii, not much to tell)
We arrived in Honolulu Hawaii this morning around 7:30am. The flight here was 9 hours, and though there was some long term screaming from Jackson, all in all- the flight went well.
When we landed, we found out we would have 17 hours until our flight to California.
17 hours.
In Hawaii.
With kids.
And LOTS of luggage.
Lots.
And very very little money.
We had great ideas to rent a car and see the island, but the on-Post car rental company was out of cars and the off Base rental companies wouldnt deliver. We also desperately needed showers, but the on Post hotels were full, so we found a room at an off-Post hotel that wasnt too expensive. We werent actually going to be spending the night since our flight was leaving around midnight, but it was wonderful to have a home base to shower, leave our luggage, get naps etc.
We planned to take naps, and then go walking around Hawaii and take pictures.
Well- we all slept until 6:15pm. Seriously. So- it was dark outside. Not a single Hawaii picture in daylight.
I suck.
It was really pretty y'all.
Of course, we really really wanted to see the ocean, but didnt make it. After our naps we went for a walk around our hotel. We walked in the direction the ocean appeared to be on a map. We walked. And walked. Thru a warehouse district it seemed. And there police cars. 3 off them that we passed. Sitting, driving, investigating.
That part was not pretty.
At all.
In fact, we walked past a auto mechanic garage and a man came out and said, "Are yall lost?"
He told us "white folk" (he's not being racist, he is referring to us a mainlanders) don't walk around this area. He said it wasnt safe, and if we walked much further we'd be walking past a park known to house homeless and drug addicts.
He said it was best if we gave up our hope of finding the ocean and just walked back to our hotel.
So, we took his suggestion.
No Hawaii ocean for us.
We found a sushi place near the hotel for dinner...
After dinner it was time to hurry back to the hotel, grab our bags and head to the airport for our 1am flight to California...
