On Tuesday, May 26, we left Birmingham at 6:30 am and arrived at DFW by 8:30 am. Since we had a five-hour layover, Larry Dailey, an old seminary friend, picked us up at the airport. We ate at Chick-Fil-A and walked around Grapevine Mills Mall before eating at the Rain Forest Cafe.
Our flight to Honolulu left at 1:30 pm. With the eight hour, fifteen minute flight out, we arrived at 4:45 pm Honolulu time. Being a WWII history buff, it was stunning to approach Pearl Harbor from the air and to wonder if some of the Japanese pilots had that same view.
After arriving we picked up the pre-arranged car from Alamo (Hotwire, $21.95/day) and headed to the hotel. We stayed at the Ohana East, which was a block and a half off of Waikiki Beach. It was a pretty basic room, but clean and close to lots of things. We finally made it to bed at 9:00 pm, which was 2:00 am Alabama time.
Our flight to Honolulu left at 1:30 pm. With the eight hour, fifteen minute flight out, we arrived at 4:45 pm Honolulu time. Being a WWII history buff, it was stunning to approach Pearl Harbor from the air and to wonder if some of the Japanese pilots had that same view.
After arriving we picked up the pre-arranged car from Alamo (Hotwire, $21.95/day) and headed to the hotel. We stayed at the Ohana East, which was a block and a half off of Waikiki Beach. It was a pretty basic room, but clean and close to lots of things. We finally made it to bed at 9:00 pm, which was 2:00 am Alabama time.
