From Maui to Kona

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We had an early flight out of Maui so Maggie and I had to leave before the rest of our family got up for the day. Maggie's dad got up early to see us off, so he gave her a tour of the Aston Kaanapali Shores resort that we were staying at while I checked us out. It was amazing that we had stayed there for a week and never even saw the amenities!

Maggie getting on our plane in Honolulu.
Our flight was fairly uneventful, but the flight crew were very friendly. We had a stopover in Honolulu before landing in Kona, so we did not arrive until around one-thirty in the afternoon. Late for lunch, but too early to check in. It was unfortunate that it took so long to fly, but next time we'll see if we can find more direct flights.

The ground crew wishing us well on our trip.
We had a late lunch at Lava Java, and the food there was great! When we finally checked into our room at the Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff resort we discovered that our room was a little smelly, and that room service was only provided on every third day. During our entire stay, the house keeping staff only came by once, and even though we called the front desk about the smell, they didn't seem to do anything because the smell did not go away.


An interesting rock along the shores of Kona.
Since we had a kitchenette in the unit, and to save on money, we got some groceries at KTA for breakfast and then relaxed for the rest of the night. (We were pretty full from lunch.)

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