gosh, jumping on a plane these days feels like i’m just jumping in my car. pretty much mastered the system of getting on or getting stuck. what ever happens, you just have to take a deep breath and tell yourself “everything happens for a reason.” but once the airplane takes off, i get a great sense of relief. and a lot of excitement.
hawaii is so beautiful, especially when there are waves. i can just keep looking and looking. so amazing.
ate a teriyaki salmon bowl on my flight. the one i bought from whole foods. travelers be aware: if you travel on a domestic flight, don’t expect food. they don’t serve food unless you pay for it. so grab a bento or something before you head to the airport. it’s a hassle, but you won’t regret it.
opened up my new Hawaii Skin Diver magazine on the flight. just kept on looking page by page daydreaming. in my skin diving career, i’ve never speared a big tuna before. that’s why i get so infatuated with this elusive fish!
soon my day will come. i’m in no rush. if it happens, it happens. if it won’t happen doesn’t exist in my mind. it will happen and when it does, just one more thing to cross off my bucket list.
yesterday after i told a friend i just decided to go travel, he said “don’t you get scared of traveling alone?” the answer to that is no. but i use to get scared 22 years ago. i remember traveling in taipei in a really scary district on my first ever solo backpacking trip. back then had no internet, no cell phones, no nothing. i just jumped on a flight with no reservations for a hotel or no idea where to go. i caught a local bus from the airport to the city and walked around looking for a hotel. it was so scary and i swear i felt ghosts in my room. no, i don’t believe in ghosts, but i swear there were ghosts in my room. somebody was turning on and off the tv and lights. i couldn’t sleep and i will never forget that long lonely night. now that was scary.
