We arrived at Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, N.Y., before the clock had hit 5 a.m., giving us plenty of time to check our bags, pass through security and board the first of three planes that would take us westward that day.
Local for Syracusans.
Although the sun had yet to rise, somebody was enjoying the open restaurant representing Central New York’s Middle Ages brewery.
Our first stop was Minneapolis, and the transfer was smooth. Our plane appeared to land in tandem with another on a parallel runway. Nice work, pilots! I was too startled, nervous and perhaps even still a bit tired to pull my phone out to take a photo.
Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show.
I was quick enough during our two-hour-plus layover to take plenty of photos, however, plus buy George a Twins shirt because he is one along with his brother Patrick.
Winging it.
Or second stop was Seattle, after passing over some mountain ranges labeled by my iPhone 6 camera GPS as Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Beautiful it was.
Twenty hours later, we landed at Kona International Airport at Keahole in daylight. We’d successfully chased the sun halfway across the earth, or six hours’ worth of time change. It was 6:30 p.m. Hawaiian time.
Nothing closed in.
The terminal, including baggage claim, was open air.
Shuttle to our SUV.
We crossed the road for the ride to our rental SUV and our entry to our dream vacation.
How different this part of our world would be my dear wife Karen, wonderful daughter Elisabeth, terrific significant George Three and I for the next seven days, this trip for the second edition of the Miner Family Reunion. I’ll be posting about our adventures over the next several weeks. I hope you enjoy the photos and tales.
Tuesday: Oh, what a place to stay
Mark Bialczak 
Pawsome, Mark! Enjoy your vaCATion! (,,^・⋏・^,,)
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We really, really did, Patricia. 🙂
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Have a fantastic time MBM!!!!
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We sure did MBC!
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Ohhhhhhh, it’s ‘done’!!!! I think I read it wrong.
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Yeah, I don’t like to post about vacation while I’m on vacation. It takes too much time, MBC!
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🙂 That it does!!!! Our last trip to Ireland, though, the days were so long. And it was so beautiful to sit and write in the falling Irish sky and the rising Irish moon. The air was sweet. The scent was amazing….. **shakes my head** this is about YOUR trip. 🙂 I am so glad you had a great time.
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I love hearing about how much your trip fueled your peace, MBC. Always. ❤
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oh, what a wonderful beginning. how lucky for all of you to be there. i look forward to following all of you on your amazing trip –
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Thanks, Beth! We certainly fit soooo much into our time on the Big Island. I’m blog-creating today, in fact. 🙂
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Are you there for seven weeks, or do you just think that it will take that long to share everything with us? Will you be visiting other islands?
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We landed on a Tuesday evening and got on a plane the following Tuesday afternoon, Doc Mark. I figure the six full days between and traveling gave me enough photos and stories to reach way into September here. I hope I don’t bore anyone …
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You won’t bore me!! Looking forward to your thoughts on our trip!
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Steady we will go, SIL Jana!
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Lucky you it looks gorgeous.
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Yes, we are fortunate, Willow. I pinched myself every day there. 😮
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🤗🤣
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