DATE: Saturday, December 31, 2022 New Year's Eve! It was an early morning for us today since we had a 7:30 am flight back to Oahu, and Dad is a jerk for getting us to the airport so early. Classic Dad. Hilo has a very small airport, and in retrospect, we could have gotten there … Continue reading Day 10: Back to Oahu & Germain’s Luau
Family Vacations
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Day 11: Lord’s Day Worship, Byodo-In Temple, Sights & Sunset
DATE: Sunday, January 1, 2023 Happy New Year! 2022 is in the books, and 2023 started off as great as it could for us. We don't have a whole lot planned for today since it's New Year's Day, and we don't expect too many tourist spots to be open. We did get to visit again … Continue reading Day 11: Lord’s Day Worship, Byodo-In Temple, Sights & Sunset
Day 12: Botanical Gardens, Family Photos, & Sightseeing Honolulu
DATE: Monday, January 2, 2023 Last full day in Hawaii today! Not too many solid plans today. Sonya was recommended that we see the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens near Kaneohe. So that's where we're started today. If I read correctly, it was an Army Corps of Engineers project to prevent erosion from rapidly running rainwater. It … Continue reading Day 12: Botanical Gardens, Family Photos, & Sightseeing Honolulu
Day 13: Diamondhead, Waianae Side, & Leaving Hawai’i
DATE: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Norman RockwellGoing and Coming1947 Today has had a "I just kinda want to go home now" vibe to it. It has for me anyway. I think that 2 weeks on a vacation might just be a bit too long. This morning, as has been my ritual, I went down to … Continue reading Day 13: Diamondhead, Waianae Side, & Leaving Hawai’i
Day 14: Flying Back to Indiana
DATE: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Not much to report today. We landed at LAX at about 5:30am PDT and headed to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast. We then headed to our gate to catch up on some sleep while we waited for our last flight. LAX Flophouse We boarded our flight to Indianapolis at about 9:54am … Continue reading Day 14: Flying Back to Indiana
Day 1: Travel From Home to DC Area
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Up and at 'em! The plan today was to leave at 7am and to expect about 12 hours on the road. Driving time was approximately 9 hours or so and we expected to make several stops along the way. All in all it was a pretty easy drive. I-70E out of … Continue reading Day 1: Travel From Home to DC Area
Day 2: Church, Smithsonian Museums, National Mall
Sunday, March 17, 2019 Our day started with visiting a local congregation which is always a pleasure. You never know who you're going to meet and who knows who. "It's not a small world, it's just a big family" as one person put it to me once. We did actually end up seeing a couple … Continue reading Day 2: Church, Smithsonian Museums, National Mall
Day 3: DC Area Bus Tour
Monday, March 18, 2019 Still a little artichoke funk this morning. But not as bad. I think we all slept pretty well last night. Zach snd Eli went for a run this morning. Once we all got showered and dressed we were off to the races. Little bit of traffic into town, but not that … Continue reading Day 3: DC Area Bus Tour
Day 4: Capitol Tours and Mt. Vernon / Alexandria
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Left the house this morning at 8:15. Traffic this morning was pretty crazy and added about 10 minutes to our drive into the metro DC. Finding the reserved parking spot was a little hectic. Should have left at 8:00. But in the end it was okay. We did end up hoofing … Continue reading Day 4: Capitol Tours and Mt. Vernon / Alexandria
Day 5: National Archives, FBI Building Tour, and Museum of the Bible
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 This morning we had a little break from the norm and decided to take the subway into town and leave the van at home. It ended up being a costly decision as the subway system is not that cheap to ride for our little family of 7. But it was quite … Continue reading Day 5: National Archives, FBI Building Tour, and Museum of the Bible
The McCauley Family (Originally) From Greenwood, Indiana 