My dear Husband "Himself" and I are immersed in the chore of packing for our trip to Hawaii and Midway Island for the 70th Anniversary Memorial service of the WWII Battle of Midway. June 4th also happens to be our twentieth wedding anniversary.
I usually don't get overly excited about trips. I have the normal anticipation, then the dread of packing sets in and then of travel, being away from my mini-minions Rupert and Boomer, not sleeping well (I don't do well in strange beds!) and of course the prospect of vacation fatigue. I find it amusing that while on vacations many people (especially us crazy Americans) tend to over do everything, eat too much, rush around like maniacs and generally just forget to relax. We try to cram so much fun and "vacation" into each day that we are more tired when we come home than we were before we left. I'm hoping that my "Crone wisdom" will keep me from doing this. No matter what, I AM excited about this trip. I so dearly wish that my father were still alive to share this with us. I would have loved to be able to take him back to Midway under more peaceful conditions. I think he would have enjoyed it.
Our transportation problems have been solved thanks to the U.S. Navy. We will be flying to Midway courtesy of the Navy, leaving Honolulu at Midnight on the 3rd and not returning until 1AM on the 5th. A very long day indeed but worth every lost minute of sleep in order to in some small way honor all those brave men who fought and died during the battle.
I will be back and hope to write about our experience mid June. Please check back then.
Le Petite Crone says: I'll be back!