3:45 A.M. is really early. We climbed into the Rapid Rover and picked up another Medford Lakes family to go to the airport. Really? Someone else had to leave at this crazy time? The day was long already when we finally boarded the plane at 1:00 P.M. in Washington D.C. to go to Honolulu. Scott and Lara had done some finagling and the adults sat in a section with more leg room - away from the kids. Hmmm. This was a very interesting way to travel. Everyone on the plane had a screen in front of him/her to watch TV shows or movies. I got to pick my own movies, totally disregarding anyone else's opinion. I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding Part 2 and Bridge of Spies. When I was done those movies, we still had a long way to travel. If the map on the screen is to scale, then the trip from Washington to California is the same distance as the trip from California to Hawaii. Holy cow.
Finally we made it to Hawaii. After traveling to the hotel, we fell into seats at the registration desk. We were greeted with warm smiles, kind words, cold towels, and juice drinks. We were upgraded from "city view" to "garden view." This meant that our room (on the second floor - perfect) looked over the pool (perfect) and the nightly entertainment (perfect). This is the only floor that the balconies are really patios that connect together with a walkway. We could simply walk two rooms over and visit the Webbs from the front door or the back door. Although the day was crazy long, the hotel in Oahu seems terrific. It's going to be a wonderful stay.
