March 1st...heading to Hawaii

     Our flight out of Auckland was delayed for about 3 hours and allowed only 45 minutes to change planes in Sydney...I was worried about our luggage making the transfer from one plane to another. We were flying JetStar on a long flight for the 1st time. Anyone not familiar with these guys let me catch you up...they are the cheap, cheap, cheap airlines out of OZ...of course we were not really aware of this when we made the reservation...no movies (unless you pay), no blankets (unless you pay)...a 10 hour flight and no food (unless you pay)...want coffee? $3 please, egg sandwich with chips and a soda ...$16 please. I have never flown an International Flight that has zero amenities...the price was not that much better than other airlines just the timing fit better...yikes...note to self, never fly JetStar again! Got into Honolulu on time (7am) but no luggage...finally received it 2 days later, it had decided to visit Singapore without us. No room available until 2pm so we did a little zombie walking around the city. Gateway Hotel is a good location and the room was much better than any tent we slept in...GSM at 7am on the 2nd...need sleep.

the Gateway Hotel

     PS...we left Sydney at 6pm on the 1st and got into Hawaii at 7am on the 1st...the day sucked....both times!