We are finally here! After three plane changes and 20 hours of travel Simone and I are safely in our condo.
Our first flight from Pittsburgh to Houston, TX was delayed from 0550 until 0630. After boarding and de-ice we were wheels-up around 0700. The flight had only one interesting moment; when we were about an hour outside of Houston we played chicken with a Southwest flight which past on our starboard side about 50 feet vertical and maybe 500 feet horizontal. I wish I had the camera going but the fly-by lasted only a second or two. I don’t think it would have been much of a match for the RJ we were in.
We were at the gate in Houston (IAH) at 0900 and had a 0925 departure. It was a quick jog to the tram and then over to the E gates. By the time Simone and I were at the gate, the plane was loaded. We may have been the last on the plane, but the push-back wasn’t for another 10 to 15 minutes.
The long leg, Houston to Honolulu, was about 9 hours. I loved the Flight Info broadcast to each seat and the entertainment selection was nice. SImone and I brought an iPad and watched Despicable Me and Nemo near the end of the flight. I caught some inflight shots, and I’m using one for the wallpaper on my WinMo phone.
The last (and shortest) leg was from Honolulu to Kona (KOA). It was a very quick 30 minutes in a 717
This year (like our last trip) while on the Big Island we are staying at Kona By the Sea.
