August 15, 2024
5:00 AM – Wake up
6:00 AM – Arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
7:00 AM – Board plane bound for Las Vegas
TSA had to inspect the inside of both of my bags. Their curiosity satisfied, I went to my gate and still had time to buy a breakfast burrito! The TSA agents are slipping up! They let me through too easily!
7:20 AM – Plane took off from Phoenix
8:05 AM – Plane landed in Las Vegas
My next flight for Kona, Hawaii is scheduled for 10:00 AM
The last time I was here, there was snow on the mountains beyond the airport, but I could not see any there this time! Probably too early in the year!
9:40 AM – Boarded plane
10:00 AM – Plane pushed away from the gate. After sitting on the Tarmac for thirty minutes, the pilot said that it seemed that every plane wanted to leave at the same time, and we were in line waiting our turn.
11:00 AM – Plane took off from Las Vegas – One hour late.
1:45 PM – Plane landed in Kona – only 30 minutes late. Plenty of time to catch the 2:30 PM bus to Naalehu/Waiohinu!
The sky was clear and the only noticeable clouds were the ones around the top of Hualalai Volcano outside of Kona.
4:45 PM – Arrived at the Wong Yuen Chinese store in Waiohinu. My neighbor Scott was there to pick me up. I bought a 10 lb bag of ice for $5 and we drove to Holowai!
5:00 PM – Arrived at the property on Holowai Street!
The grass has not grown too high since I left, and the gates are still easily accessible.
The property at Holowai has not become overgrown as well.
But I need to unpack and see about something to eat!
TTFN
TropicalCastaway 