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so i spend the rest of friday printing everything off car hire details boarding passes etc, Then its time to go.Pop in to see mum and drop the dog off.Michelle ,Julian and Evan are there and we have dinner . Up to london and heathrow on the friday night. The mood is somber. Its a long flight. Stay in a small hotel and get up to check in at 730 so not too bad. The day is finally here and its time to get on that plane to Kona. The flight itself is not too bad . i try not to speak to anyone or make eye contact. I pretty much manage to fly half way around the world surrounded by thousands of people and not talk to a single soul. Brilliant. Got to LA and the first ‘ test’ i’ve often wondered how this will go. Despite having my esta all good to go i have always wondered if my fire arms offence would create problems getting into the states.It didnt and a three hour wait for my connecting flight .

I pay 18 dollars for a sandwich and a packet of crisps. Welcome to the U s of A . Fuck me thats just taking the piss.On to the domestic flight to Kona and i wonder if my bike is on here with me.

Arrive at Kona and the airport is well very casual. The baggage claim opens out into the street. Bike box comes out and into a shuttle to grab the hire car. Its very hot even at 10 oclock at night. There’s only one guy in front of me in the car hire place so this shouldnt take long. WRONG. They dont have the exact car he wants he is even arguing about the colour. FFS. get me a gun although i might get more out of this by doing it with my bare hands. Ive been travelling now for 24 hours and am not in the mood for this.

The car eventually arrives and off i go into the tropical heat soaked night. I find the flat or condominium . Its a block of them with a central garden and communal pool. I unpack then look for the key in the dash of the push button start car. Try as i might i cant find it. So i leave the car if someone wants it they can fucking have it i’m going to bed. its straight to bed once the air con is on.

Sunday. jet lag ,heat and dehydration are my new friends for the next few days. Walk out onto the balcony and the heat hits u like a wall. I head out. the car key is not located or plugged into the dash so it seems it is just a door entry system so that solves that little mystery from last night.Get enough shopping for 5 /6 days . It comes to 200 dollars. A loaf of bread is over 5 dollars. Hawaii is an expensive place to live.