Kauai -- Pre-trip and flight

My family had gathered in Abilene for a few days. Michael, Jill, Mason and Jenna were moving and in route from Greenwood, SC to Sacramento, CA. Lorena, Jeff, Dacia and Saidee joined us, along with Mom, Granny and cousin Sandy. Granny is 93 and once again, we had 5 generations under one roof. Pretty scary! But, we had a great time.

Early Thursday morning, July 14th at around 6 am, Michael got up to drive me to the airport in Abilene where 20 out of 21 of our team were booked. Rick and Dianne Bennett brought breakfast burritos. Their son, Brett was one of the teens who went with us.

The hop from Abilene to Dallas was short and sweet. From Dallas, we had a direct flight to Honolulu. We were in the air close to 7 hours and then had a 6 hour layover in Honolulu before proceeding to Kauai. The layover was a welcomed respite. The airport was lovely and had many cultivated garden areas where one could sit, walk and otherwise relax. Ruth, Tepi and I did just that.

We arrived in Kauai around 9 that evening and started the long process of assembling luggage, getting our rental cars and shuttling members of our team to the hotel. Needless to say, I was glad to get to my room and finally get to bed. Taking into account the 5 hour time difference, the 6 hour layover, the 3 flights and the time it took to check in to the hotel and get our luggage to our rooms, it had been at least a 24 hour day. But, we were FINALLY in Kauai! More later........