Hawaii 2022

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This trip started on a bit of a bad start. My post from Facebook.

I messed up and ruined our vacation and feel absolutely crushed and devastated and stupid.

Didn’t notice that Hazel’s passport is less than 6 months from expiration. Philippines won’t let you in without 6 months before passport expiration.

Got turned away at the airport. Out a big chunk of change and scrambling to figure out a plan B and just pissed and sad and feel sick to my stomach. Had been really really looking forward to this.

Got home late, like 1 a.m. Girls and Kim went to bed morose. I stayed up all night, planning and rebooking and at 6:30 a.m. I was waking them with the surprise news that I had rebooked (at considerable expense) a trip to Hawaii instead. Not what we planned but we had a great time.

Road To Hana

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Mala Wharf Sea Turtles

When our planned trip to the Philippines fell apart and we needed a last minute pivot, I had promised Margot Sea turtles, and that was part of what guided us to Hawaii. This spot delivered for sure.

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Discover Diving

With our trip being extremely last minute, and Hawaii being busy, just about every activity I called about was booked solid. But I found a discover scuba for two people and signed Kim and Hazel up. When Hazel had gone to Catalina with me to do her open water class, she had trouble doing a […]

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