Aloha from the Big Island

We made it! After 17 and a half hours of traveling we finally arrived at the Kona airport. With all the snow, we kept our fingers crossed that our flights wouldn't be cancelled. Luck was on our side and we left the snow and ice for sun and warmth. The flight was looooooooong and they packed us in like sardines. When one of us shifted position, all the passengers in the row had to shift. I hope to regain feeling in my lower extremities within a few days. It was a balmy 75 degrees when we landed. I missed a gorgeous sunset standing in line to get our rental car. Cheryl tried to take a picture but her battery was dead and Pat has a new camera and she doesn't know quite how to use it yet so no pictures of the gorgeous sunset.

We drove to our condo and checked in. We are staying at the Outrigger's Fairway Villas located in the Waikoloa Beach resort area. It is an oasis of green in the midst of the lava fields. Pat went to bed first at 7:30 pm local time (11:30 pm WI time). I went to bed next at 8 pm soon followed by Cheryl at 8:30. She tried to watch Lost but just couldn't stay awake. We were awakened by music from an alarm clock that had a 9:30 alarm set by a previous guest. My cell phone started ringing at 5:30 am and I had to dig through my luggage to find it to turn it off. We were all up before sunrise. It may be 6 am here but our bodies are still on WI time. The sun came up and we enjoyed the warm weather. We are planning on visiting Kona today. We need to pick up groceries and it is Social Security Day so Pat is flush with cash. Lava flows will be flowing in Kona today and I don't mean the hot red molten kind.