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$ Pacific Project - Journal
June 11, 1964
Wash DC - AM - Honolulu - PM.
The trip to Honolulu was exciting,
now at 10:00 PM — (4:00 AM June 12,
Wash time) I tried to piece together the
fragments of the day. After a hectic last minute
packing, we left Washington in order
to be on time — left Baltimore on
schedule for Chicago & point west.
On the trip to Chicago a young lady
threw me a package of peculiar drawing
& after a brief game of no questions
I deduced it is a wooden duck — which
it was.
From Chicago to LA was interesting. The
trip over the Rockies most fascinating.
We saw our grand canyon, & the pilot
obligingly banked the plane so we could get
a full view of the scene — fantastic
was one word. In L.A. the stewardesses
did a quick change job, changing
from typical costumes into scanty
Hawaiian gowns. To the tunes of Hawaiian
music we flew from L.A. to the islands.
Approach to the island's great first sights
to begin to the south as and setting.
Then Maui, Molokai, Lanai,
Oahu & finally Kauai.
Unbelievable plethora of people at airport —
met by Mrs. Ed who was truly kind