Tuesday in Hawaii

The flight to Honolulu left Narita right on time, just before 8 in the evening on November 7. After our airplane dinner, we stretched out our chairs and actually got a couple of hours of sleep. When we were near Honolulu, the cabin attendants woke us up, encouraged us to fill out the various customs and immigration forms, and to get our personal belongings tidied up. Thus started our second November 7. This one on the other side of the Date Line.

Until we reached Honolulu, the flight was pretty much uneventful. As we were about to land, the pilot told us that one of the engines had stopped and that the landing would be delayed as they sorted out how to compensate for this. No one seemed too concerned, least of all Bob and the flight attendant. Bob observed that the plane still had 3 working engines. It turned out to be a very gentle landing. Nonetheless, terra firma looked pretty good.

We found our rental car and managed to get to Waimanola and found the Bird of Paradise Guest House where we will be staying. (Scroll down to the last frame of the panorama views in this last link.) We took long naps after this arduous, extra long day of traveling.

Later, we drove into Honolulu. The views along this east shore of Oahu are beautiful.



We love listening to the surf on the beach which is just a block away from our quarters.