"That peaceful land, that beautiful land, that far-off home of solitude and soft idleness, and repose, and reams, here life is one long slumberous Sabbath, the climate one long summer day, and the good that die experience no change, for they but fall asleep in one heaven and wake up in another." -Mark Twain on Hawaii Late Summer Vacation! Paige lobbied and with some last minute maneuvering we managed to get 4 of 5 Knudsens on board for a quick getaway to Hawaii! It would be more fun with Webb along but we didn't give anyone much notice to get off work.
I categorize most travel into "trips" and "vacations." For example, in 2010, Israel was a trip and Hawaii will be a vacation.
Trips are generally full of sight seeing because you've traveled far and want to learn everything and immerse yourself in every cultural opportunity. With trips, you've got to be ready and willing at all times to "Seize the Moment!"
Vacations are generally more relaxed. A chance to stop and take life down a notch. More laid back. A vacation is often returning to a place you've frequented enough that you don't feel pressure to seize every second of time. With vacations, the objective is to chill a bit and "Soak it Up!"
The Mark Twain quote on Hawaii helped me muster up the energy to hustle around getting everything ready for our early morning departure. And now, we're off to the peaceful, beautiful Big Island! I think this will be our first family trip back to Hawaii since Brent's Hawaii Ironman Triathlon days! Those years of triathlon travels weren't exactly trips or vacations. They were "crazy adventures" and probably more fun in memory, but still good times!
