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1/22/20 In Hawaii

Right now this is my view. 
We left Tampa on January 21 at about 4:30am EST arrived in Hawaii 3:00pm HST or 8:00pm Tampa time. Yea about 15 hours in a plane. Then 4 hours later we arrived at our hotel. LONG DAY.  We went right to bed when we got to our room about 8:30 Hawaiian time or very late Tampa time. We
Arriving at our hotel
got a good 8 hours of sleep and woke up refreshed and ready to go at 4:30 in the morning. My circadian rhythm is gonna be so messed up after this trip.
We are staying at the Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo. Very nice hotel and the guy checking us in gave made sure our rooms were next to each other and gave us extra cookies.
This section of the plane went hungry
Like I said earlier the flight from Tampa to Hawaii was a long one. The first part of the flight was uneventful.  The second half was not too bad except that the airline ran out of food about two thirds of the way through the plane. Actually they ran out right when they got to me.  Fortunately Jan had suggested that I bring some snacks on the plane so I had something to eat. Not the healthiest of dinners but it did keep the sides of my stomach from rubbing together.  
If it wasn't for the fact that we would be ending this flight in Hawaii I would have been more upset than I was.
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