Man, Do I Need a Vacation… August through October 2012 was a roller coaster ride of a heavy workload (How busy was it? So busy that I needed to cancel on a California winery trip that I had been looking forward to since Spring of that year…more about that below), the holidays were the holidays, … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Introduction (March 2013)
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Oahu, Hawaii – Day 1 (Saturday, March 23, 2013)
Whoever Said Getting There is Half the Fun Better Have Died in a Plane Crash I didn't sleep well before the trip. Truth be told, I never sleep well the night before a big event or trip. I am, like many people, a creature of habit (Some affectionately refer to it as “OCD”), finding solace … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 1 (Saturday, March 23, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 2 (Sunday, March 24, 2013)
Went to Bed in Honolulu, Woke up in Seattle The one, unfortunate piece of bad timing with the trip (Besides the onslaught of spring break teenagers and college co-eds) was that we were visiting Hawaii at the tail end of its “wet season.” It starts in November and typically winds down by March, but this … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 2 (Sunday, March 24, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 3 (Monday, March 25, 2013)
The North Shore The morning announced itself with the very welcome return of the sun and a clear, blue sky. Hawaii finally looked like what I imagined! With a full day ahead of us, we met early, only to find out that three of the people in our group still hadn’t arrived due to some … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 3 (Monday, March 25, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 4 (Tuesday, March 26, 2013)
Do Working Girls Stay Up Late or Wake Up Early? As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m not a morning person, so waking up before sunrise is generally a tough, and most times precarious experience for anyone with me or I encounter shortly after waking up in the ungodly wee hours of the morning. However, the big … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 4 (Tuesday, March 26, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 5 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)
Up Early…Again I was woken up around 2:00 AM because the guests next door were REALLY enjoying each other’s company and wanted everyone to know it. I’m not sure what language they were yelling in, but it sounded like they were having a pretty good time. Regardless, we needed to be up early this morning … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 5 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 6 (Thursday, March 28, 2013)
Finally, Sleeping In and Some Real Beach Time! With today being almost completely unplanned, I relished the opportunity to sleep in without an alarm waking me up, as well as my next door neighbors doing precious little to make sure I didn’t sleep in (Or if they did, I didn’t notice).* Despite all of that, … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 6 (Thursday, March 28, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 7 (Friday, March 29, 2013)
What Has Been Seen Cannot be Unseen It was Good Friday, heralded by an overnight wave of rain and soupy humidity, but turned into a beautiful, sunny day. Most of today was also unplanned, so some of the group ran off for their final shopping sprees, one woman in our group went on a swimming … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 7 (Friday, March 29, 2013)
Oahu, Hawaii – Day 8 (Saturday, March 30, 2013)
Early Rising and Smelly Australians In keeping with my natural dislike for early mornings, and especially ones that require waking up before sunrise, I set up triple redundancies for making sure I didn’t oversleep, including using my room’s alarm clock, requesting a wakeup call from the front desk and my cell phone’s alarm feature. Needless … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii – Day 8 (Saturday, March 30, 2013)
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