I'm in luck as the laundry is really close. Down the village to the street. There's a restaurant on the corner that we've been to before, past it, past the ABC store, the street curves to the right. Follow it up to the corner (about another block) and in a set of stores beside 7-11 there it is. I don't remember the name but it's at 478 Ena rd. ph. # 942-3451. I ask for change, noticing the machines are quite full and wondering if they have available ones. I notice the sign advertises Drop off laundry. How much? $0.90 per lb. Whoa, cheap! 10 lb minimum, sounds good. So, for $9US I leave my bag of laundry and head back for an afternoon of relaxing. With an ETA of 3pm to return.

Back to the HHV, and I decide to head up the beach. Ahh, it's beautiful and I start up the walk. I hop on the cell phone and chat to some friends for about an hour (now that I'm back in the US my canadian cell phone is cheap @ $0.20US/min). Stopping in the Sheraton and up again. I take my time, and a few photo's too, and find myself on Kuhio beach. Always love it there. Strike up a conversation with a few gals and hang out there for a while. It's getting a bit warm (means HOT) and so I decide to head back to the Hilton.

Watch the ice shaver fellow on my way back and remember the time here with the kids and family. Note to self: Bring the kids back here again!

Some window shopping once back, a sales pitch from the timeshare crew, I even look at a show perhaps at dinner time. Realize I need a later flight than 10:30 to seee a dinner show. I grab some souveniers and head back to the spa. Time now for the pool. I hop in and enjoy. Got my postcards to get done too.

To make a long great day short, I'm out by the pool for a while, shower and change, head back to find my laundry almost done, but once finnished, folded in a plastic bag all packed up. Everything but the ironing done. Back to HHV, I grab a burger at the restaurant close to the main pool. Awsesome. Towel in hand, I head for the beach. Have a nice ocean swim, a bit of shoping, another mineral soak, steam, and shower. Pack all my stuff and thank the spa crew. Shutle bus back to the airport (I called down to the bell desk to arrange earlier), just as the fireworks are starting. I found out later that the prices vary depending on the hotel you called a pick up from. The Hilton is the most expensive one $8, I think.

At the airport, I walk right past check-in, through security with no line up, and I'm off to the RCC. I notice an earlier flight and ask at the gate if I can go earlier. They see I'm in First and tell me right away that they're lucky to have seats at all. None in First, middles in the back of the 777. That they almost took VDB's so I should be happy on the flight I'm booked on. You Bet!

RCC was excellent. The agent there (forget name) was just back from maternity or something. She was amazing. Asked to put on the VDB list in case for my flight. Done and she's noted that I'm up here too. How's my connecting flight tomorrow (LAX-JFK)? Overbooked too! How about the VDB list for that flight too since I'm already checked in for the flight? She says she's happy to. Thanks.

The RCC in HNL is simple but nice. I settle in and find a spot by the tube. CNN's Larry King is talking about the Robert Blake fiasco. I plug in my cell phone to the wall to charge (almost forgot it too <phew> ). Relax. they don't call boarding so I'm sure to monitor the time. Before too long it's time for boarding. As it turns out, no VDB's. So I hop on.