Wednesday 10th October - Kona Day 1

14:45:32 o'clock BST
Wednesday 10th October
So we are sitting in San Fran having lunch after a “fun” flight. Not a cankle in sight. All hail the compression flight socks. :)

Corinna is now known as the ‘Nun Worrier’ after walking in on a nun in the toilet. The nun was not best pleased and got a little huffy. Quite an achievement to get huffy with your habit around your waist. We think she is going to go to hell.

We had to pick up our luggage and then check it back through security after clearing customs. We had everything loaded on 2 trolleys, came up to the guy who was clearly a little stressed and started instructing us to ‘step away from the luggage. Thank you. Move away to your right away from the trolley’ I wonder if he actually does work for the airline.
United are not at the top of our favourite list. No personal entertainment system. No free booze. Sitting on the runway for almost an hour after we landed. Antoinette was ‘providing feedback for superiors’ in how communication is key to keeping their passengers calm. Those who know her can imagine the tone of voice being used with the target…. I mean flight attendant. One flight down, one to go!
Flight ended up being delayed for 4 hours so the journey ended up being around 27 hours.

We arrived in Kona and had a taxi waiting. We got Matilda in the back of the van along with our entire luggage and then had to unpack everything s the cabbie lost the keys. They were in his pocket the entire time. Checked into the Sheraton and off to bed by 1am.