Hawaii traveling tricks

[Elster]

I don't wish to sound hard done by here...but think of us European's....it's a 24hr plus trip for us to Big Island this year and 33hrs (with layover) on the way back ...ouch!!!!

 

[rickandcindy23]

We left on the 25th and got back Monday morning around 9:30.

Rick and I went to the Iao Valley that last day and walked the path up, then walked along the path by the river, then walked the path by the taro field. We tried to get ourselves tired. Didn't work.

Then we went walked around Paia before going to Mama's Fish House for an early dinner. We walked the grounds for about half an hour before our table was ready, and after dinner, we sat in that beautiful spot on the bench at Mama's and watched the wind surfers for a bit. Our flight was at 8:40, and we were there by 6:30, so I walked up and down the airport for a while to get tired. When none of that worked, I told Rick, half a dose of Nyquil will do it for me, and he agreed, so we each took one capsule of that. It worked well. I slept off and on during the flight, but Nyquil really knocks me out and always has. All of that being said, I was still exhausted all day Monday.

We loved meeting you and Chuck last week. Thank you for a very pleasant time.

 

[cindi]

We left on the 25th and got back Monday morning around 9:30.

Rick and I went to the Iao Valley that last day and walked the path up, then walked along the path by the river, then walked the path by the taro field. We tried to get ourselves tired. Didn't work.

Then we went walked around Paia before going to Mama's Fish House for an early dinner. We walked the grounds for about half an hour before our table was ready, and after dinner, we sat in that beautiful spot on the bench at Mama's and watched the wind surfers for a bit. Our flight was at 8:40, and we were there by 6:30, so I walked up and down the airport for a while to get tired. When none of that worked, I told Rick, half a dose of Nyquil will do it for me, and he agreed, so we each took one capsule of that. It worked well. I slept off and on during the flight, but Nyquil really knocks me out and always has. All of that being said, I was still exhausted all day Monday.

We loved meeting you and Chuck last week. Thank you for a very pleasant time.

We really enjoyed it too. We have a lot in common.

 

[rickandcindy23]

We really enjoyed it too. We have a lot in common.

We sure do, and we need to have dinner near Disney sometime. We haven't planned much for 2011, and nothing yet for Disney, but we are going 12/3 for a week, staying at the Hilton on I-Drive, and we are also going 10/10 for two weeks. I am looking forward to October. We have nearly a six-month dry spell without a trip.

 

[Jim Bryan]

If you take a sleeping pill, or sleep aid. aren't you completely groggy when the plane arrives?

My first trip to Hawaii I didn't take any sleep aid. Made for a long flight both ways. After our first trip I went to my Dr. the next time around and got a two pill script. I sleep most of the way and have not had any side effects. Have done the same thing when I flew to the Czech Republic. Ambien is my choice. I learned about this from a guy in Kona that travels all around to compete in Iron Man events.

 

[Fletcher921]

For us west coasters, we have that dilemma when flying to Europe rather than Hawaii. We have found that flying a LONG nonstop flight is so much easier than a connection. We live in San Diego - but the last time we flew to Europe we connected in Seattle rather than our usual Atlanta so we would have a flight long enough to get a good long uninterrupted sleep - assisted by a sleeping pill washed down with a sip of champagne ! It worked out so much better, we were so much more refreshed. When a long flight isn't offered, we try to add an overnight in a connecting city.