We have returned from Hawaii. Some of you may know Hawaii was not in my Top 10 places to see. I’m not sure why, it just wasn’t. Now that I have been there, I can say I definitely enjoyed myself and Hawaii as a whole has quite a bit to see. Would I go back? Sure, but I’d like to get to some other places first.
We made it to Oahu, Kauai and Kona. We were only in Oahu (Honolulu) for a day and a half. We visited Pearl Harbor and saw Waikiki. The reason for the trip was so we could attend our friend’s (Anna and Tony) wedding. The wedding was in Waimea, which is on the island of Kauai. It was really a nice wedding and we had a great time. We saw Waimea Canyon and also made it up to Princeville while on Kauai. From there we flew to Kona. We saw some green sea turtles, toured the volcano and had some dolphins swim with a boat we were on. It was a great trip.
We found some really cheap flights at the cost of having a layover in Seattle. The flight from Minneapolis to Seattle is about three hours and the flight from Seattle to Honolulu is about five and a half hours. I am not that tall (6’3”), but I will fight and claw and throw elbows to get an emergency exit row seat. On the way there, no luck. I chewed on my knees for a good portion of the almost nine hours of air time. Luckily the person in front of me did not try to recline. On the way home we spent the $20 extra dollars to reserve the exit row seats. I can find many ways to spend $20, but possibly never find a BETTER way to spend it. The added leg room was very much appreciated.
At some point don’t airlines have to add some more leg room at the cost of flying fewer people per plane? I am not that much taller than the average person anymore. I cannot justify the cost of first class. I’ll suck it up for the duration of the flight and deal with the bruised knees upon arrival. It just isn’t worth the drastic increase in price. However, the $20 for the exit row seat just may be worth it. This is especially true on longer flights. I can’t remember when they started offering the $20 exit row seat. This clearly would have been a good call on our way to Vietnam. 21 hours in the air. That is a long time to be flying.
I will definitely be looking to invest the $20 on any flight longer than a couple of hours. It really makes the flight much more tolerable.
Worth mentioning $20 would get about a third of a tank of gas in Hawaii, where it sells for $3.49 / gallon.
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