Our day started early. Very early. Kerry was up by 2:45a and the rest of us weren't far behind. We had to be out the door by 3:30a as we wanted to get to Seattle in time for our 8:45a flight. Traffic was of course very light but with torrential rain most of the way it was anything but easy driving. We made it with plenty of time for the first leg of our trip to Honolulu. It was my first trip to Oahu tough since it was only a 2 hr layover, I can't really say I've truly been there. The last leg of our trip was a mere 25 minutes. As I told the kids, "First we go up, then we go down."
The car rental had much more drama involved than you would expect. Kerry did a great job finding the cheapest company, but of course with that comes the concern that you've selected a company with less than acceptable business practices. It hasn't been too bad so far. The car is older and a bit dinged up but it will get us from point A to point B. (I made sure to take lot's of 'before' pictures just in case they try to hit us up for repairs.) The Dukes weren't quite so lucky, as they appear to have ended up with a car without air conditioning.
Our condo on the other hand has been exactly what we expected. It's very spacious and the kids had great fun searching the closets for goodies left behind by previous renters. Our only complaints so far is that the wireless doesn't appear to be working and our unit is at the very back of the complex. Good views but a bit of a trek to get to the beach.
Once we were settled in and had finished unpacking our groceries from Costco and Foodland, the kids went down to the pool. Steak for dinner and drinks in the evening with the Dukes finished off our first day.
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