Street Sweep: Hawaii: Day 6

I would go back to Hawaii just to visit the Hilo airport again. It was like being transported to the 50s: fancy lounge furniture, jazzy elevator music, cherry wood glistening around every corner, it made leaving the Big Island that much harder.

It was a good thing it was such a relaxing airport though, because we spent a good chunk of time waiting for our plane to be fixed.

It was eerie to watch the mechanic fix the plane and then as soon as we boarded, a strange mist started to curl out from under our seats.

The flight attendant assured us it was just the air conditioning and that it would go away once we took flight. It never did. My toes were frostbitten by the end.

Adrienne enjoyed the atmosphere while she read her "Mistborn" book.

It was a beautiful flight.

I was looking out the window when a giant submarine popped out of the ocean! It was so cool! I couldn't get my camera out quick enough, so all I got was that little streak.

After we landed, we went to pick up our rental car and we saw look-a-likes of our very own jeeps that we'd left behind on the Big Island. It brought tears to my eyes, I missed them already.

Our first stop, was Pearl Harbor. If you look closely at all of the Pearl Harbor pictures, you will see a certain grumpiness aura to them. Every trip has a meltdown session, Pearl Harbor was ours.

Jen got another stamp in her passport!

Then we drove to the North Shore. And found a little bit of home along the way.

These trees were everywhere, they looked like lego trees with long rounded plastic looking needles.

One of the best things about Hawaii: Jack in the Box. Two tacos and a cheesecake, sometimes that's all you need to be happy.

Unfortunately, J in the B did not cure all crankiness, the grumpiness aura is still hanging around these pictures...even on the North Shore.

We stayed at a really nice hostile with a beach front view.

We were eager to hit the beach since we'd had very little beach time the whole time we'd been in Hawaii. But before the beach, we stopped by Ted's Bakery for some chocolate haapia pie.

We took the pie to the beach for a little picnic. Let's check the grumpiness level....yep, we were still feeling it.

But give us some one-of-a-kind chocolate haapia pie...

And some Hawaiian Sun ad-worthy punch...

And we're suddenly, magically happy.

All traces of grumpiness gone.

We spent the rest of the day hanging out, taking pictures, making friends, catching some rays, playing ukuleles, making ninja videos...it was the exact kind of day you would imagine having in Hawaii.