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Denise's 2004 adventures in Hawaii

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Home again...

I knew that coming back to late fall would be a shock, and it was...

The flight home was long but uneventful, and I'm having my usual west to east time adjustment issues. I was absolutely exhausted when I got home yesterday just before 5 PM, no surprise given the combination of the time change and the fact that I was only able to get short naps on the plane. Unfortunately that exhaustion disappeared once I tried to fall asleep; I was very glad that I took today as an extra vacation day so that I could sleep in a little bit.

Pictures...
I've scattered a few photos through my blog entries, but you'll need to go to my Hawaii 2004 photo gallery to see most of them. There are actually six sub-galleries so you can pick and choose which area of the island you're interested in. At the end of each day's entry I included the photo gallery link for that day. Of course there is some overlap since I have 9 days of pictures and only 6 different galleries.

Maps...
Curious about where I was wandering? There are two maps that I highly recommend if you're planning your own trip to the Big Island. The first is "Map of Hawai'i The Big Island" by University of Hawai'i Press, and the second is the Trails Illustrated (now National Geographic) "Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park" map. Both are excellent maps and are plastic coated - and both have survived my use through multiple trips to Hawaii.

What's next?
I have a feeling that I'm not done with Hawaii yet, but I think I need to dream of a different place to visit next year. I wonder... if I plan more than one trip for 2005, will I convince myself I need to return to Hawaii that soon?