Shaken, not stirred...

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

We finally arrived in Hawaii... and it is quite pleasant.
The manner in which we arrived however, not so much.

The flight was somewhere between 5-6 hours long of which 90% was turbulent. Not life threatening but enough that one had to remain seated. It was like being in a dryer or being served as a drink for James Bond... shaken, not stirred. Lucas slept for an hour and did pretty well, although by the end he was in tears wanting to get off the plane (can't really blame him).
Makes one consider paying more for a direct flight. It's the worst case scenarios that carry a lot of weight on the decision making process. Nine times out of ten the trip would have gone as planned. Not without hardship, but at least hardship that one was prepared for.

Van rental was pretty quick. Guy wasn't very cheerful, but I guess it must be boring being manager of rental car services.

The house is pretty good. Two bedrooms that are quite spacious. Lucas sleeps in one of the closets that very well ventilated (sort of a walk in closet). There is no AC and the females in the group were quite worried about how hot the house would be. But being that the house is oceanside, the night breeze cools down the house quite effectively. It warms up quite a bit during the day, but it makes for very comfortable evenings. Going to sleep with the waves crashing against the rocks at the side of the house is quite pleasant... I don't think my wife has had to turn on her white noise machine yet.

There is a bbq at the house and we intend to put it to good use. We had to replace the propane tank as the two that were at the house were empty. BBQ ahi tuna, steak, chicken and ribs are on the agenda!

The house has a pool which is quite nice. The only problem is there is no shallow end. And given that more than half of the guests don't know how to swim it makes for a bit of a jr high dance... everyone clinging to the walls and no one in the middle (of the dance floor).

The highlight of the home though, is breakfast. The kitchen is nothing to write home about but eating eggs and bacon on the deck facing the ocean and catching glimpses of whales spouting, breaching and slapping tails on the water is really quite cool.

- mp

Dan Joke of the day: Why do women take longer to get dressed? They have to slow down for the curves.