October 30, 2007
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Saturday, October 27
We got up and packed up and headed to the airport in Lihue. Lihue is a very small airport and most of it is open air which is kind of neat. The United desk was not staffed to check in the two 757′s that left within an hour of one another, which was crazy because that meant that there was a big line and people screaming and drama. Luckily, we were flying Aloha to Honolulu:
Once we got past security we went into a large open air room. Pretty:
This has got to be the ugliest piece of art anywhere:
First 757 departing for Los Angeles:
We went to the restaurant which is pretty good and reasonably cheap given that it’s in an airport and your only choice. Mr. Poe doesn’t ever pass up an opportunity to eat a hamburger. Don’t ask about his cholesterol. It’s a sore subject:
The other 757 headed for San Francisco. New livery. Don’t really like it.
An Aloha 737. Aloha has 16 737-200′s the youngest was built in 1985. The oldest in 1974. A properly maintained aircraft can fly indefinitely and they were clean and with fresh interiors. But these planes are old! Check out these engines. It’s like a museum!
This is a garden in the center of the terminal. I think you can only look at it:
A Hawaiian 717. Which is so cool looking inside and out:
This is the 737 I’d photographed earlier leaving the gate:
Finally, our ride. N837AL was built in 1985 for British Airways
10-27-07 Aloha Flight 26 LIH-HNL Dep 2:05 PM Arr 2:34 PM 737-200 N837AL
This flight is really, really short. They managed to have a drink service (punch only) which was kind of impressive given that the flight attendants were basically charging up the aisle tossing juice cups to any takers so they could get to everybody. This flight had the youngest crew I’d ever seen on a US flight. The more senior crew is likely on their mainland flights. The copilot was totally hot but I didn’t want to leer at him because he looked so young I was afraid he’d call his mom and tell her a bad man had tried to touch him.
This 737 has the shortened aisle by the emergency exits:
We landed at Honolulu. I love HNL there’s tons of cool stuff to see. Recognize the paint job?? This 737-200 last flew for Hooters Airlines before they went out of business and it went to Aloha.
Some more of those great looking Hawaiian 717′s:
And Island Air dash 8
Look it’s the GO jets! Quick take a picture before they go out of business:
When we got to the terminal it was really cool. It’s decorated with vintage Aloha advertising:
Much of HNL is also open air:
Sharon and Mr. Poe delighted they had a few more days before going home:
We stayed at the Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki. It’s pink! The building is pink. The rooms are pink. The towels they give you at the beach are pink and they’re signature cocktail is called “The pink palace”. It was like the whole place had been hosed down with Pepto Bismol. Needless to say, I loved it:
Mr. Poe and I. Hello gorgeous!
Our room. You guessed it. It’s pink:
We hung out at the beach for a while and then we headed off for Chinese. Then straight to bed because I was beat.
