Traveling with the Grobmyers February 28, 2024 Day 1

 Aloha!! We had a very long day yesterday traveling across numerous time zones so this update didn’t get done last night.

We learned a valuable lesson on our last trip, pack a carry on and check one. We didn’t want to be caught without clothes and toiletries this time. Fortunately our checked bags traveled with us this time. Although, it took Joe’s a while to be dropped onto the carousel. 

About our flight. Our flight from Dallas to Honolulu was about 9 hours. That is a long time to be stuck to that tiny seat. We did have access to a lot of shows and movies.

One of the first stops when we got off the plane. I like their rest room signs.

The drive from the airport to our hotel was about 9 1/2 miles and it took about thirty minutes to get there. They have terrible traffic during rush hour. It probably rivals Madison traffic but with tall buildings.

The buildings downtown are interesting shapes so that everyone gets an ocean view. These buildings are very flat.

We made it to our hotel, the Hilton Hawaiian Village. I love the open lobbies on the islands. We made it into the Rainbow Tower. More pictures of that later today. You will recognize it from Hawaii 5-O and other Hawaiian set shows.

View from our room. There will be more pictures of this later during daylight hours. 

Friday we have tickets to go over to Pearl Harbor in the afternoon. I guess the morning will be spent getting familiar with our surroundings.