Took Delta from Honolulu to Seattle. First time I've been on this airline for decades. Why? Because it was so much cheaper and quicker in business class compared to Alaska, Hawaiian or United. While business or first class international allows you into their lounge to await departure, this does not apply to domestic flights. Views of Diamond Head and a Hawaiian Airlines plane behind us as we are taxiing to the Reef Runway. Taking-off. Business class environment, service, food and drinks were excellent. Watched a 2025 Taiwanese film: A composite of all the things that can go wrong on two trains going in opposite directions, with a dozen backstories and a lot of flashbacks. Good visual effects, Confusing. Too many relationships and side stories to appreciate No score on Rotten Tomatoes. The audio-visual system was superior, with access to the following live channels. Airline also gave a lot of data as we crossed the Pacific. Sunset just before our...
Latest news: Peace talks with Iran? Israel continues to express concern about the Hamas. Looks like Todd Blanche's confirmation vote on the floor will occur, at the end of the week, just before the Senate goes into recess. But will he pass? Seems like I haven't been on a trip for awhile. Actually, we returned less than three months ago after our cruises down the Mississippi and from Manhattan to Toronto, then a train ride from Toronto to Vancouver. On our return, I looked ahead at our next adventure and said : We fly to Iceland to see some geo-cold sites, then board the Azamara Journey for 18-nights from Rekjavik to Greenland, ending up in Montreal. Of course, there is one primary reason we will be on this cruise. The next total solar eclipse. Sun will stay dark for 2 minutes and 18 seconds on August 12. So, anyway, we leave today on our eclipse trip. The Azamara Journey cruise is hopefully where we will experience that total eclipse....