June 22, 2025
HILO, HAWAII to PHILADELPHIA, PA
The only thing I saw of HILO, HI was the airport as I decided, in the last few days, to fly home to take care of loose ends. This is the closest I am going to be to home and the USA, over the next 2.5 to 3 years. It is also one of the rare times I wouldn't miss any itinerary ports, as we had 6 days in crossing the Pacific Ocean, to get to San Diego, CA.
I flew from Hilo to Honolulu at noon on Saturday 6/7 then onto Washington DC, Dulles Airport, took 2 subway lines to get to Union Station. At Union, I hopped on a Acela Express Train to Philadelphia that left within minutes of me getting on and almost got kicked off, because I couldn't buy my ticket online, once the train started to travel. I worked it out by calling customer services. Once into 30th street station in Philly. Then I was happy to walk the 10 blocks to Kennedy House, to stretch my legs after sitting for so long! I never fell asleep on the flight or trains and it was now noon on Sunday 6/8. I tried to nap but instead showered and went via uber out to my great niece Corrine's ,4 year old birthday party at Charming Star Playroom in Newton Square, PA.
Part of the Birthday gang leaving the party. L to R - Chris, Michael, Colleen, Megan, Griffin, Leah, The Birthday Princess Corrine, Me my Brother Michael and Joyce.
