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Hawaii Day 1

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Aloha! Today was my first day in Hawaii! My morning started at 5:30am PST when Judy and I scrambled to get some last minute items packed. My good friend Cleto picked us up from my place and dropped us at SFO around 7:00am. Judy and I checked in for the flight and grabbed a quick breakfast before boarding at 8:30am. The flight was not very memorable - a good characteristic of flights in my opinion. I read through a chunk of a novel ( Leviathan Wakes  - so far so good) while Judy caught up on some sleep (she's still adjusting to PST after spending an entire summer on the East Coast). We touched down in Honolulu at around 11:20am HST. After making the journey to our hotel and checking in, Judy and I enjoyed the sunshine. We started by swimming in a nearby lagoon, then the Pacific Ocean, and topped things off with a dip in our hotel pool. Afterward, we cleaned up and enjoyed a delicious dinner at Duke's Waikiki (an oceanfront bar and grill). Today was a great day and I'm