LAX->HNL

Sunday, August 13, 2006

We borrowed Mike’s suitcase so we wouldn’t have to carry so much on the plane given the new travel restrictions. We can bring our laptop and electronics, but no liquids, gels, toothpaste, etc. We need to return the suitcase, so dad said he would take it back with him when he and mom go to visit.

We left for the airport at noon and we were at the airport just under an hour later, to our amazement. When we were driving to Mike and Liz’s on the 405N, the south looked clogged up. Also, this morning, my brother went online and got a traffic report which said the 405 S was “jammed.” We took a gamble and took the 5S to the 10W/Santa Monica, to the 110 S/San Pedro, to the 105W. It worked great. No traffic at all.

Within an hour after that, we had dropped off the car, checked in and gotten through security. We couldn’t believe how fast we were in. We still had three hours until our flight and we were already in the terminal, so we got something to eat and I worked on my journal. Dad will be picking us up at HNL. It will be nice sleeping in my own bed, but I’m not looking forward to going to work tomorrow. At least Mike has a few days off so he can take care of all the laundry.