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, then onto Washington DC, Dulles Airport, took 2 subway lines to get to Union Station. At Union, I hopped on a Acela Express 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.
KAILUA, KONA, HAWAII
KAHULUI, MAUI, HAWAII
Somedays are just meant to be beach days, to chill with a friend! First, I did an uber run to nearby Costco in the town of Lihue, where I bought us Tommy Bahama backpack beach chairs! Then we were good to go. Kalapaki beach was just a quick 15 minute walk from the Ship. I realized I did the same thing with my Cousin Cathy , back in 2020, when I was here on my first cruise to Hawaii! Today, I spent the afternoon chilling with good buddy Sherrie Cornett.