tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6128571590259060782..comments2024-03-28T10:50:29.895-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Mai-Tais, Mars, and Mahalo OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87757986793129605882014-07-06T11:50:28.152-07:002014-07-06T11:50:28.152-07:00Yep, Kauai is a nice place! I've actually had...Yep, Kauai is a nice place! I've actually had to 'work' out of there a few times... :-) And you can't beat the beach cottages...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5171782135564336692014-07-06T08:23:23.086-07:002014-07-06T08:23:23.086-07:00My Beloved Air Force sent me on a two-week TDY to ...My Beloved Air Force sent me on a two-week TDY to Hawaii from Yokota AB back in 1975. I was part of an Engineering and Installations outfit at Yokota and my team and I were tasked to perform pre-depot maintenance surveys on two HANG radar sites: one on Oahu and the other at the top of Waimea Canyon on Kauai. Those sites were also joint USAF/FAA long range radar stations, so I had to get permission from the FAA to take the radars down for maintenance... which the FAA usually denied for one reason or another. The upshot was my "two-week" TDY morphed into 30 days, all of which were THOROUGHLY enjoyable. I made a lot of money on that trip (for the time), seeing as how our team got "non-A" slips for both Kauai AND Oahu. Thirty days of Hawaii per diem, even at 1975 rates, was enough to buy a new-to-me used mo'sickle when I got back to Japan.<br /><br />Ah... Former Happy Days! Thanks for firing off those synapses, Tuna.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54656191857881685682014-07-06T08:21:14.005-07:002014-07-06T08:21:14.005-07:00An alternate to the Sunrise at Waimea Canyon is th...An alternate to the Sunrise at Waimea Canyon is the Sunrise on Haleakala over on Maui.<br />Granted, there's a lot more development, but you don't have to go far (read away from Kihei, Lahaina, and Kahului, in particular) to get away from it. <br />The only thing that ruins a trip to Hawaii for us is that dealing with flying and the TSA.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5200224028005869912014-07-05T23:59:02.974-07:002014-07-05T23:59:02.974-07:00I'm sure you earned a lot of points for that! ...I'm sure you earned a lot of points for that! We really loved Kauai, and with my buddy there for a few years, he said we can extend our next vacation by staying a few days with him! We'll be back either way.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37542247166353755712014-07-05T20:40:51.102-07:002014-07-05T20:40:51.102-07:00I visited Kauai the first time, one year after Ini...I visited Kauai the first time, one year after Iniki hit. We stayed at the Hyatt Poipu and got a $1000/night room for about $100. Recognized the tree tunnel photo above right away. Been back several times and are rapidly becoming overdue. I think its about time. Thanks for the photos to remind me. One of my great successes as Dad/Husband was planning a vacation for the family from Oahu. Got them all up at 0530 and onto the Aloha flight over. Car rental and drove over to Waimea canyon. Arrived at the top just prior to sunrise. Spread the blanket and opened up the backpack with breakfast. Served them breakfast on the edge of the canyon just as the sun came up. Hero for a day (or maybe longer). However, that's hard to top.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com