Hey, this blog that still exists and that NO ONE will ever read...I am going back to Hawaii! The same refinery where I spent many days cooped up in a trailer listening to Izzy Kamakawiwoʻole sing "Over The Rainbow" a minimum of 1000 times has decided to buy the software that I load for my current company.
I'll get to see my old colleagues, or at least one that I know of. I'm not sure if I'll go straight to Leonard's to get malasadas when I get off the plane, but I'll get there eventually. I'll probably just head to Target to get some distilled water for my CPAP machine and then check in and go to bed. I'll wake up at midnight, play on my phone a bit, and then go back to bed and wake up at 4 am, and get ready for the first day of work.
I'm not staying at the 5-star resort I used to stay at, but this place is brand new and looks decent. It's in Kapolei, so I won't have to fight H-1 traffic except to get there and then back to the airport. I'm going to head over to the resort after work one day, if they will let me in, and walk the lagoons. I used to do that a lot when I stayed there.
I am flying via Phoenix, so it will take a lot longer than a direct flight, 15 hours both ways. I'll only be on the island for about 96 hours, so the flight time is nearly 25% of the whole trip.
I'm not sure what else I can fit in, possibly a north shore visit if I have time, but it's not looking especially great. There is definitely no time for golf on a pristine course or hanging out drinking mai tais with my boss. It's a completely different world as a vendor.