I’m headed back to Hawai’i. Leaving on the 22nd of March, returning to Arizona on April 15.
I like the times of these flights. I will arrive in Kona in the late afternoon instead of late at night like my last trip. Also, the return trip is at 10:30 PM and is a red eye flight – arriving in AZ in the morning of the following day. Both trips go thru LAX. I hope this will be better than returning at 8:30 in the morning – necessitating I be at the airport at 7 AM, leaving my place around 5:30. That worked out alright last time, but I would like to find a different way.
When researching this trip, I was also looking into flights to Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte North Carolina, and other places back east. I was checking out different dates and different airlines, trying to get the best prices, etc.
I was also looking into rental cars. In Hawaii, I figure that I will get a rental for the first two days there so that I can get to my place from the airport. Then I will return the car to Kona at a convenient time to catch the bus to return. While I am there, I will use my car that I bought last time I was there. I guess that I did not pay close enough attention to what I was booking. In the movie “Knight and Day”, Cameron Diaz as June Havens is visiting Roy Miller’s (played by Tom Cruise) parents. The mother, Molly says, “You don’t know what you are typing into that computer, Frank.”
Sometimes, that pretty well describes me . . . except I’m not named Frank!
But, apparently, I input the wrong dates for the rental car . . . March 15 thru the 17th instead of March 22 thru the 24th. I got a great rate . . . but the dates just wouldn’t work. I don’t arrive until the 22nd. By the time I realized my mistake, it was less than three weeks from when I would leave – or two weeks before the 15th, . . . anyway, I called the rental car company to change the dates. The cost would be more than double. I could make a complete new booking, ignore the one already booked, and save money rather than change the booking dates. Is that crazy, or what?
Now I’ll need to book a covid-19 test for 72 hours before my last flight from the mainland. That’s 1:40 PM on the 22nd. So, my test has to be taken after 1:40 PM on the 19th. Which is kind of weird, because 72 hours before I arrive in Kona would be 4:41PM on the 19th; but I would be in Arizona 72 hours before I arrive in Kona, and Arizona is three hours ahead of Hawaii, so 4:41 PM in Hawaii would be 7:41 PM in Arizona. But it is 72 hours before your last flight leaves. My last flight leaves at 1:40 PM from Los Angeles, which is one hour behind Arizona, so 1:40 in Los Angeles is 2:40 in Arizona. Does that mean my test must be before 2:40 PM? But yet, 2:40 PM in Arizona is only 11:40 AM in Hawaii. When I tried to discuss this with the “trained medical professional” who was checking my medical information the last time I went to Hawai’i, he gave me a blank stare. I guess that they don’t teach time zones until eighth grade in Hawaii.
Anyway, my bag is packed and weighed. Trying to get it as close to 50 lbs as possible without going over.
I’ve got the switches and the lights , and the wires all packed for the solar lighting in the shed. I have a few more tools. Another blanket. I’ve got plenty of clothes there, but I do need more socks. And a pair of tennis shoes. The ones I wore while I was there are pretty well shot. They were not much more than rags after stumbling around in the rocks for three weeks. Of course, they were pretty well worn out to start with.
The waiting is always the worst part. I’m anxious to get back and continue with the projects that I could not finish. I’m worried about any new rules the government has instituted since I was there last regarding this pandemic. My mind is working overtime creating all manner of scenarious.
I tried to book my covid test today. I need to schedule my test for sometime after 1:40 PM on Friday to be within the 72 hour limit. They are only scheduling through Thursday. Tomorrow. I’ll check back tomorrow.
Done. Covid Test is booked for Friday afternoon. Here we go again. After the test, and after I get the result, and within 24 hours of leaving for or arriving in Hawaii (I’m not sure which) I will need to go on to the Hawaii Travels Website and upload the test results.
I have signed up with a website ( https://earthquaketrack.com/about ) that tracks earthquakes world wide. I have identified the island of Hawai’i and it gives me updates of major happenings. Three or four days ago, it sent me an email that there was an earthquake measuring 4.2 with an epicenter 17 miles NNE of Pahala. Pahala is about 10 miles NNE of Naalehu. That means this earthquake was about 30 miles from my place. According to this website, there were 20 earthquakes near Pahala in the last 24 hours, and . . . 6,860 in the last 365 days! ROCK AND ROLL!
Apparently there was a cluster of over a hundred quakes in the Mauna Loa/Kilauea area within the last 24 hours. WAHOO!!
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ORDER #67974605SPECIMEN COLLECTION DATEMarch 19, 2021RESULTS RECEIVED DATEMarch 20, 2021TESTSCOVID-19 LAB PDFPATIENT FRIENDLY PDF
EDUCATIONAL INFO
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: ABOUT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) OUTBREAKFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSSummaryCOVID-19COVID-19NegativeYour results do not detect SARS-CoV-2. A negative test means that the virus was not present in the sample you provided.
Your results suggest you were negative at the time of testing.*
*Although the possibility is low, a false negative result should be considered if you have had recent exposure to the virus along with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
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I received my lab results for my Covid-19 test – Negative – I’m good to go.
Now I need to remember to register with the State of Hawaii, and check in with the airlines – both within 24 hours of my flight tomorrow. . . so, I’ll do that at 11AM.
TTFN
TropicalCastaway 