Located about 2,500 miles southwest of California in the vast Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is the 50th State in the United States. It is a tropical paradise.
I have been there once, for work. I flew out on a Friday arriving late in the evening, because of a nasty headwind we were almost an hour behind schedule. I had a couple of meetings on Saturday, including an interview on National Public Radio. I had Sunday free in Honolulu. I rented a Mustang convertible, put the top down and drove around the island. On the Monday we did a full day training on legal issues in dementia in Honolulu, on Tuesday we did a half day program for non-lawyer advocates, then flew onto Kuai. On Wednesday we repeated the full day program on legal issues in dementia, then flew to Mau, on Thursday we repeated the full day program and flew onto the Big Island of Hawaii, on Friday we repeated the full day program, and flew back to Honolulu. On Saturday I flew home to DC, with a change of planes at LAX.
It was an exhausting schedule. And I was limited in my ability to move due to spinal cord compression. But it was in paradise. I would like to go back, but it is a very long trip from here.
Jody, my local arranger in Hawaii was working on me returning to present more training in 2022. Sadly the champion for the project at the Hawaii Bar Association died. Patricia was a dear. And the idea died with her.
I was there once, as well. But it was all vacation. A week on Maui where my best friend from Boston had moved. Glorioius.
ReplyDeleteMy co-presenter went back to Maui for a week when I flew home.
DeleteWhen I was younger, I would have liked to visit Hawaii. We even worked out where to stay and noted the life, bars and cafes, and the right area to be in. But we never did. Now, I couldn't tolerate the heat and humidity.
ReplyDeleteIt is tropical.
DeleteI lived there for a time, on Maui, and just loved it. Haven't been back in a while because living on this coats it is now twice as far away!
ReplyDeleteI got lucky on the flight out, the back 1/3rd of the plane was nearly empty, I found and empty row and stretched out. The return flight had a change of planes at LAX in the middle of the night, then a mindless overnight flight to the east coast.
DeleteWe have been fortunate to visit the Hawaiian islands a few times and on those trips we've been to Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai. Each island is beautiful and has its own vibe. The flight is a long one but the destination is so worth it.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a good destination for the developing supersonic airliners.
DeleteHawaii is the American state I know the best. I've been to Oahu and Honolulu once, and to Maui several times. I love it there! "Tropical paradise" is right.
ReplyDeleteWhen Canada annexes the rest of North America you can make it the 20th Province.
DeleteWould you believe, I've never been to Hawaii. As many times as I've been to Europe, you would think I could have found time for Hawaii but I never have.
ReplyDeleteMaybe someday
DeleteI’d love to see where Jurassic park was filmed
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DeleteAs beautiful as Hawaii is, from pictures I've seen, I still have no desire to ever go there. I'm not sure why.
ReplyDeleteI have been to Hawaii - well only Honolulu Airport really. Frustratingly, it was just a lay-over on my way to Fiji. Maybe you and your pet hamster should think about a trip there.
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