Disembarking at Ke-Ahole International (KOA) After much prep work and packing, we boarded our United flight at SFO and took off shortly before two in the afternoon. The flight lasted about five hours, and crossed three time zones. All in all it was pretty uneventful, and let’s face it, that’s exactly what you want when […]

With mixed feelings, we’re back home from our week on the big island of Hawaii. It’s nice to be home in some ways, but we really enjoyed our stay in Hawaii and we’d have happily spent more time there. It’s going to take some time to digest things, sort through photos, and put together some […]

Aloha from the southernmost point of the United States!

I have a very welcome, too-brief diversion from the current financial stress coming up in the form of a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. We’re extremely fortunate in that it’s almost an all-expense paid trip, as we’d never have been able to afford it right now otherwise. Unfortunately, I can’t bring the Jeep […]