Off to Hawaii!
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canyonwalkerHawaii April Travelog #1
38,000' somewhere over the Pacific - Fri, 8 Apr, 2022, 7:20pm
This evening we're flying to Hawaii!
"But wait, didn't you just get back from a road trip to the high desert?" you might ask.
Ha ha, it only seems that way because I got so backlogged with my blog that the weekend road trip we did two weeks ago I only finished posting about a few hours ago. 😅 In fact getting that done before leaving for Hawaii was a goal I set several days ago and had to scramble to finish. I posted our wrap-up of that trip barely 75 minutes before leaving for the airport on this trip. 🥵
Speaking of airports, and for that matter the whole game of planes-trains-and-automobiles, so far it hasn't been too bad.
On the whole it's So far, so good.
Speaking of which, I think it's time to hit up the flight attendant for a second beer. 🍻
38,000' somewhere over the Pacific - Fri, 8 Apr, 2022, 7:20pm
This evening we're flying to Hawaii!
"But wait, didn't you just get back from a road trip to the high desert?" you might ask.
Ha ha, it only seems that way because I got so backlogged with my blog that the weekend road trip we did two weeks ago I only finished posting about a few hours ago. 😅 In fact getting that done before leaving for Hawaii was a goal I set several days ago and had to scramble to finish. I posted our wrap-up of that trip barely 75 minutes before leaving for the airport on this trip. 🥵
Speaking of airports, and for that matter the whole game of planes-trains-and-automobiles, so far it hasn't been too bad.
→ We arrived at the airport to see a crowd in the baggage check area. My elite status got us into the short line where we were served next, waiting only 2 minutes or so.
→ The TSA PreCheck line was pretty backed up, but end-to-end the whole security check processtook barely 9 minutes. I remind myself, when I feel frustrated about such waits, that when I was traveling 150,000 miles a year back in the late 00s— before PreCheck was a thing— I considered getting through a security checkpoint in 10 minutes fast. Living in the future is awesome.
→ Once on the concourse, Hawk and I ate an early dinner before our flight. 4pm was too early to eat, but with our flight boarding at 4:55pm our choices were either eat then or don't eat for the next 8+ hours.
→ The flight is full. Like, full full. A butt in every seat. ...Or so they said. There's 1 seat empty, and it's the middel next to me! Total score! I've got an aisle seat in the exit row, with extra leg room, and nobody sitting next to me. Hawk is in row 2 with a window seat, her preference. We'll be together the next 9 days, we can manage 7-8 hours apart for now. Ahh, legroom in the exit row!
→ We left on time.
→ OTOH, wifi access has been very spotty. Almost 2 hours after departure I've just now gotten a connection. We'll see how long it lasts.
→ The TSA PreCheck line was pretty backed up, but end-to-end the whole security check processtook barely 9 minutes. I remind myself, when I feel frustrated about such waits, that when I was traveling 150,000 miles a year back in the late 00s— before PreCheck was a thing— I considered getting through a security checkpoint in 10 minutes fast. Living in the future is awesome.
→ Once on the concourse, Hawk and I ate an early dinner before our flight. 4pm was too early to eat, but with our flight boarding at 4:55pm our choices were either eat then or don't eat for the next 8+ hours.
→ The flight is full. Like, full full. A butt in every seat. ...Or so they said. There's 1 seat empty, and it's the middel next to me! Total score! I've got an aisle seat in the exit row, with extra leg room, and nobody sitting next to me. Hawk is in row 2 with a window seat, her preference. We'll be together the next 9 days, we can manage 7-8 hours apart for now. Ahh, legroom in the exit row!
→ We left on time.
→ OTOH, wifi access has been very spotty. Almost 2 hours after departure I've just now gotten a connection. We'll see how long it lasts.
On the whole it's So far, so good.
Speaking of which, I think it's time to hit up the flight attendant for a second beer. 🍻
