Chad and I flew stand-by to Japan, and got to experience the full joy of doing so… we didn’t get on our initial flight to Tokyo from LAX, so rather than waiting 24-hours to try again, we embraced the adventure of it, and flew to Honolulu; to try our luck from there. We ended up having to stay in Honolulu over night, before our next chance to catch a flight to Tokyo. Being the opportunistic young fellows that we are, we woke up at dawn and raced out to catch a few waves in Waikiki before our shuttle to the airport. It was a brisk jog back to the hotel to get changed for our flight, and we did the flight sandy and salty, but it was well worth the warm water in the early parts of the morning; before the scores of tourists and honeymooners descended upon the beach. P.S. To our friends at Hawaiian South Shore, sorry we didn’t get a chance to stop by… Photos: Chad Cress
