Oh Hawaii, how we love you!

We visited this beautuful island in October 2016, loved it so much thatvwhen hubby had some assigned annual leave from work, we made the most it by returning.

The flight from Sydney takes around 10.5hrs. Both times, we flew through the night which made sleeping on the plane a little easier. I was lucky to receive an upgrade to a business class seat while hubby stayed with the kids in economy. I felt a little guilty, but only for the briefest of moments.

Business class is like nothing else! The amount of space is amazing, with seats that recline until they're completely flat beds. The meals are served on actual crockery with real cutlery.

We arrived in Honolulu, made our way through immigration and customs relatively quickly and found our luggage without problem. Our transport was waiting for us and we were able to check into the hotel 4 hours early as a room ready. Honestly, it was as though the stars aligned and everything "just worked".

So far, we've eaten and shopped and swum and eaten and shopped and shopped and eaten..... you get the picture.

And I've even managed some crochet... on the plane (wonder how often the flight attendants see crocheting up in the pointy end?). I crocheted while the kids swam in the hotel pool and even while sitting on Waikiki beach this beautiful evening.