We gained an hour flying over! It was only 5hrs and some mins instead of 6hrs and 22mins. Beside me was a very nice couple in their 60's I'd imagine. Last time he was to Hawaii was 28 years ago.
Across the aisle sat a modern day hippie. I over heard him telling the lady who also sat in his row, you couldn't help but overhear he was talking a lot and loud, that he and his wife and their 3 year old daughter, her 8ish year old daughter were flying to Hawaii to join his parenting partner-ex-wife and her boyfriend and this man and her teenage daughter, their parents and sister...or something like that.
The flight went well. I couldn't see much out the window - ie. I couldn't see the endless ocean, as I was in aisle seat. So it wasn't uncomfortable flying with no where to land in case of emergency. Alaska flys this route EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. So they know what they are doing.
Sunrise
I got Hawaiian French toast. Pretty good.
Our plane behind
Open air Airport!!
I'm red dot - airport. Deb's the other dot coming to get me.
She brought me a lei!!! I was hoping I'd receive one but I'd never ask!
Had to stop at WalMart for board shorts. (Swim shorts). So first "sightseeing" was Wallyworld!
Not your typical Salvation Army collector! (I asked if I could take the pic)
Tons of Hawaiian clothes & souvenirs!
Obvious next stop...
Then we went to a coffee plantation. Only if you grow in Kona area in certain elevations can you call the coffee "Kona Coffee". Coffee plant
Roasting beans
Coffee berries picked when red
More coffee plants
Sorting
Drying in a deck in sun
Ready to bag
Free bananas. Prolific over here. Deb's holding the blossom
Geese to keep bugs down (cockroaches?) and fertilize.
Deb trying to get geese pic
Pointsettias
Late lunch teriyaki chicken.
All rock is lava rock
Wild goats!!
The street where they are renting.
Entrance to resort
Some homes/condos
My room
We went to see sunset. Deb loves the sunsets here.
Can you see the two Mongooses? Brought in for mice & rats
All walls are lava rock
Our itinerary for the week! :-)
That open air airport was totally cool. I've never had any desire to see HI but the airport would be fun to see! (I'm not very much into hot weather all the time!)
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