Some highlights:
Woke up at 7:00 despite setting alarm for 5:00 (turns out I had set the “Monday-Friday” alarm)
Mad rush to get to SFO in time. Split the party so we could check in bags and park at the same time.
Made it to the gate in time for the lady to say “I sure hope you are the Connor party”
Pretty uneventful flight
Found out there is no shuttle to the resort (well, there is but it costs about the same as a cab ride)
Took a cab to the resort
Saw large fields of lava rocks and a lot of “Hawaiian Graffiti” (white rocks brought from the beach and arranged to spell names on the black ground)
Got settled in at resort and had a burger from the cafe
Walked down the road about 5 min to see Hilton Waikoloa and dine at a good, very expensive Chinese restaurant at hotel
Plans for the week
Rent a car, ASAP
Run some errands and get some groceries so we can eat in the room (full on kitchen)
Try to make it to the observatory tonight (the visitor center, probably not the summit)
Tues we will probably drive clockwise around to Hilo, breakfast at Ken’s, maybe see Volcano, and come back
Luau planned for Wed eve. Wed. we also will attend a timeshare upgrade presentation.
May take a Circle Island tour on Thurs or Fri to see the typical tourist sites
May take a stargazing tour Thurs or Fri if we want more telescope action.
Returning on Sat.
I see you friended me, but where do I know you from?
Someone friended both of us, and I happened to notice that we share some interests and live in the same area. (The other friend seems to primarily interested in selling insurance to people and friended a lot of folks randomly, so I didn’t friend that person back, but got a couple other new friends out of the deal)
Anyway, hello! Thanks for reading. I find I haven’t been posting as much as I used to but I’m sometimes interesting on a random basis.
take care :)
Well, I don’t always friend people just because they’re local. They have to share the same interests and hobbies as I do.
Which is why I apologized to the that insurance user and didn’t friend them back because I’m not interested in insurance.
And I am in the middle of cutting down my friend list.
:)
I used to work for the telescope and lived in Pahoa (Hilo).
Kens… Mmmmmmm and the pics of the Rock, even yummier.
hi btw.. Im a friend of Heathers :)
hello! Thanks for stopping by. Your bio says you used to be a paralegal. I have a friend who is thinking about taking a paralegal course (certificate program I think?) — would you have any advice for someone thinking about becoming a paralegal?
ok ttyl