We arrived in Hawaii!!!
We stood in line at the ticket counter hoping to get an exit row seat but they were already gone.... Then the lady suggested she try for the second leg of our trip to see if they are available for the longer 5 hour trip.... Hooray! they were available and she put us into the seats. The is really good news for us as David has a difficult time folding into the regular seats.... (he is 6'6 or about 2 meters) We checked through after we chatted with several friends we know.... great to be from a small town...
We both slept on the 2 hour trip to San Francisco. We always carry on (although I have a rolley pull along this time) and we were happy that we did. We got breakfast in San Francisco Airport and I bought a loaf of San Francisco sourdough bread.
Our seats were perfect. We were one seat from the movie (which was not the best movie in the world... ) and we had tons of leg room. The stewardess was careful to explain that the emergency door is different than others as it pulls in instead of pushing out. We don't have any experience with either type (thankfully) so we studied the door and card to make sure we could do it.
We walked past the huge building where people were claiming their luggage and looked at the people lining up for the conveyer belt.
We drove into town and checked into the condo: Hale Kona Kai. It was a darling one bedroom, kitchen/living room and Lanai (deck) facing the ocean.
We needed to shop but we were hungry.
Costco was really interesting. Definately not your run of the mill Costco.
We ended our day exhausted but afraid to go to bed because it was too early. We wanted to wake up to Hawaiian time in the morning and forced ourselves to stay up until the sunset was completed. We ate cheese and drank the Volcano Macadamia Nut and Honey wine ... and watched the surfers to the left .... fascinating to see them.... and the ocean and the waves to the right and avoided looking straight out where an ugly cruise ship squatted.
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I ordered the Hula Chicken at $8.95. When it came it had a huge piece of breast meat... not just a little slice like a lot of them. I was really pleased with it and with the plate in general.
David ordered the BBQ pork sandwich at $9.95. It was really good and came on the same plate as the salad...
All in all it was a very good meal. The waitress was friendly and came back several times to check us. She brought the dessert plate to tempt us but alas we had already eaten too much. We will go back and would recommend this cute restaurant to others.
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All of the rooms at Kale Kona Kai are air conditioned. The view from the lanai is outstanding. It has a table and four chairs. We have spent hours just sitting and looking at the boats, surfers and waves. It has free Wifi (very important). The room we have (302) has a huge plasma TV in the living room with a vcr/dvd player. A large number of movies are in the drawers. The bedroom also has a television. Each floor has a coin operated laundry room and a garbage room. We have radios in both rooms. The rooms also have ceiling fans and air conditioning.
The kitchen is supplied with everything you could need. Dishwasher, refrigerator, coffee maker, microwave, stove, tea pot, dishes, pots and pans and flatware as well as cooking ware. They even supply condiments such as mustand and sugar. (very handy as it's hard to get all of these cheaply).
There is a boogie board, mask, fins, snorkle and floater noodle in the bedroom closet. The linen closet has anything you could wish for... although it seems like the blankets would never be used.
All in all we feel this is a very good value. It is regularly $140 per night (two couples could easily split this condo) although with the recession we got it for less. We plan on coming back in the future. If you are reading this on any site other than TravBuddy it is being reprinted / copied without my permission. my blogs and hundreds of others from Travbuddy has been plagiarized by a Vietnamese site called Batin Travel Blog. They do not have permission: no site other than TravBuddy.com should be carrying my blogs or reviews. Please report it to: http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html
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