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Old 12-16-2002, 06:58 AM   #1
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Winter In Paradise

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Lee 42, & Debbie 42 , From Washington State
Kenny: 41 Carey 37, Casey 5, and Kalysta, 3 all from Maui

Lee & I left from our home after Lee got off work on Saturday, November 30th. We had reservations at the DoubleTree near the Seattle airport…a package deal that allowed us to stay for $84.00 and park our car for free for the duration of the trip. Not a bad deal, and aside from a less than friendly desk clerk, and major construction to parts of the hotel, the experience was fine. We were up early the next morning, had breakfast, and took the shuttle to Seattle International Airport. We arrived around 7:30 am. And found a very long line for check in. Surprisingly, check in and security went rather quickly, and we were at our gate within an hour. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 10:00 am. We were informed soon after that due to heavy fog the night before; our plane would be delayed 2 ½ hours. The plane had to be diverted to Portland, Oregon the night before, and so we had to wait for it to arrive. Thank Goodness we had the portable DVD; we popped in Harry Potter, and waited. At 12:30, we were told we were delayed again to 1:00 pm…and this continued every ½ hour until 4:00 pm. It seems that the airline had to be fully catered…and this was the new reason for delay. Our pilot expressed a desire to leave without the catering, but, since there is no catering for this flight in Maui, the delay was necessary so that the return flight would have dinner for the folks on that flight. But, we were compensated by the airline, (Hawaiian Airlines) with food vouchers for lunch and snacks while we waited, and finally, $200.00 vouchers per passenger toward our next Hawaiian Air fight. We were happy with this arrangement. At 4:00 pm, we were off and running, and finally arrived in Maui around 8:30 pm their time. It was great to see our friends Carey & Kenny again, and we marveled at how much Casey & Kalysta have grown. Home made lasagna awaited us for a late dinner, and then it was visiting for a while then off to bed.

Monday, December 2, 2002

We arose early, (who can sleep with that wonderful Hawaiian breeze wafting in over you!?!). We headed for the beach after Casey was dropped off at school, and Kalysta at daycare. The four of us spent a leisurely few hours basking in the sun, and playing in the surf. Kenny & Lee did some snorkeling, and reported seeing several wonderful colorful fish, and even an eel. It was home again in the afternoon, and dinner for all six of us at Outback that evening. Then, we all prepared for our flight to The Big Island, scheduled in the early morning on Tuesday.

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Well I am SO GLAD to see your trip report! Can't wait to read more about your fun in the sun!
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Great start! Can't wait for more.
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Sounds great to me [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Can wait to read more [img]graemlins/read.gif[/img]

Glad you are back [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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I wish I was there myself, I look forward to reading the rest.

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Still waiting to read more!
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