It was a long flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu - 5 hours. I haven't been on a flight that long since Europe! But first class was wonderful! I was stuffed and I attempted to drink enough vodka tonics to put myself to sleep - to no avail. So I arrived on time and my Dad and Nedra were there to greet me with a lei! Susan bought us all one. It was beautiful and smelled wonderful! I felt like a Polynesian princess. Ok, maybe not that far, but I felt special!
There are a few differences between HI and Oklahoma. One being that 8pm in OK is still light, here it is dark and the sun breaks at 6am. So I arrived at my studio in the dark and it is beautiful. I have a private entrance with a lanai. It is customary to take your shoes off before entering a house... I will have to get used to that. She has done some nice touches to make me feel welcomed to Hawaii.
Both Susan and the owners provided me a welcome basket. Some items include: fresh pineapple (YUM!), Hawaiian coffee (brand is lion), taro bread (more about that later), some hawaiian onion potato chips which I experienced on the plane and were delicious, chocolate covered macadamia nuts, fresh bananas - dole, but still so much better, blueberry scones, two bottles of Hawaiian beer, and a bottle of moscato! I believe the only thing they didn't deliver was a rich, handsome, single man!
My kitchenette is fully stocked including bottle opener. But I found two of these:
And I am not sure what they are. They have elastic on the bottom. Perhaps they are napkin rings? This mystery may not be solved.
So I crashed in to bed after a little unpacking at 2:20am CT. And I slept my usual 8 hours and woke up at 5:30am Hawaii time! Time to start my adventures!
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