The year before that I was to be married, my parents decided to plan the trip of all trips to Honolulu Hawaii over Christmas vacation in 1986. My brother was living in Houston while the rest of the family resided in Michigan.
Our trip began at DTW (Detroit Wayne) airport with a layover in Denver before our arrival in Hawaii which was roughly a 12 hour flight. We stayed at the Royal Hawaiian Sheraton on Waikiki Beach for the whole trip with a couple of rental cars. We basically stayed at the hotel with one trip to downtown Honolulu for the memorial, Tom Selleck’s home and some bay where one can swim with tropical fish.
Other than that, my family remained at the beach except for me because I had huge problems with the heat and being around family. My free spirit is something that irritates my siblings as much as it did my parents. Truthfully, I didn’t want to go on because of my then fear of flying and being around family all week. We were supposed to do things for my wedding while there that never happened. No surprise there.
Finally, I am grateful for the trip to have traveled to a beautiful place even though it tested my relationship with my family. Since then, I divorced in 1994 which my ex had married a few times after me. Plus, I have moved from MI to TX despite possible family lawyer trying to find a legal reason to stop me. It failed. Being different from my family has always caused problems which the trip made it more challenging to get along with everyone. Lately, my trips have been solo with no issues of flying.
Happy Travels!
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 