General Discussion (BFB 2010)

Author Message   Bertie B Member Username: Bertie Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 01:05 am:    Aloha Sam and Pat, We will definitely try Dave's in Pearl City. We have to go to Hickam tomorrow so we will come right by that exit. We both love coffee ice cream so we will definitely try that one. Hope we get to meet you Friday. We will have limited time as we will have our 3 year old grandson, but we will stop by the BFB. Mahalo, Greg & Bertie   Ron Glancy Intermediate Member Username: Ron_glancy Post Number: 127 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 05:42 pm:    We just cancelled a room at the Navy Lodge at Pearl for Thursday and Friday night. We were able to book a two bedroom apartment at Hickam for those nights. We hope to be coming in very late tomorrow night and knew it would be easier to get to Hickam lodging than Pearl that late at night. We are staying at a hotel near the Charleton Air Force Base tonight hoping to get on a very early flight to McChord in the morning. McChord has a flight scheduled for Hickam later in the afternoon. If we make it to McChord and the Hickam flight doesn't work out, we will change plans and visit our daughter and family in Portland, Oregon. We are hoping that we will make it to Hickam tomorrow night though. We are looking forward to meeting everyone at the BFB on Friday night.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1428 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 03:43 pm:    Sorry, Bob. I just saw your post. We are already in the 5 Palms. If it weren't for the lack of an in suite facility, we would rather be at the Cabanas. If anyone is interested, The two bedroom cabins (on the beach) at Barbers Point has a vacancy for 31 Jan through the 6th of February ($90.00 per night).   David Haynes Advanced Member Username: Oldcutterman Post Number: 187 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 03:13 pm:    Aloha to all. After waiting at Travis in the rain for two days we got called for a C-17 ride, along with 48 others, to Hickam. It was raining in Honolulu when we arrived but was warm. We couldn't get a room at Hickam and are at the Aqua Waikiki Beachside until the 28th when we move to the Hale Koa. See you at the BFB. We will be there this afternoon in case anyone else is around. David & Audrey   Samuel K. Ono Member Username: Patono Post Number: 27 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 12:21 am:    Aloha Berti, Daves Ice cream have several locations. The one we go to is at The Pearl City Shopping center. It is across from the old Pearl City Tavern. If you were here years ago, you might remember that place. 850 Kamehameha Hwy. You might be able to look on line for directions,.If you like coffee, their kona coffee Ice Cream is great also. My favorite is green tea! Hope you enjoy! Aloha Pat & Sam   Bob Lewis Member Username: Nebbobl Post Number: 24 Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 07:13 am:    Aloha Phil, My wife and I are also at the Cabanas. We checked in late afternoon on Monday. Maybe we will have the opportunity to meet you tomorrow morning before you move.   Bertie B Member Username: Bertie Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 12:24 am:    We arrived last night and are thrilled to be back in Hawaii. We are at our son's house in Kapolei. We look forward to meeting y'all at the BFB on Friday, don't think we will make Thursday. Where is Dave's Ice Cream?   Samuel K. Ono Member Username: Patono Post Number: 26 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 05:29 pm:    Aloha Phil & Sandi Welcome to Hawaii. So glad you made the flight! Enjoy yourselves and we will see you guys sometime for some green tea Ice cream.. At Dave's Ice Cream shop!!! They make the best!!!!See you on Thursday , at BFB , or before whatever works best! Aloha for now Sam & Pat   D.B.M UK Senior Member Username: Overlandrover Post Number: 5598 Registered: 04-2005 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 04:45 pm:    Well this Po folk has a 3D day, and barely over 30'. Soak up some Sun for us, and sip a cool one too. Glad to know you made it okay.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1427 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 03:41 pm:    We're sitting at a table, on the lawn, next to the beach, listening to the surf, having our morning coffee at the Cabanas on Kaneohe. $53.00 a night. WiFi reaches the beach. Username and password are on the key envelope. Life is hard. Wonder what the "Po" folks are doing today? No bath in the room is kinda inconvenient. You tend to wake up during the walk.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2537 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 01:21 pm:    Glad you made it Phil, now let hope the C-40 leaves THursday that several of us are going on.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1425 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 05:30 am:    We made it to Hickam. Picked up our rental and drove to the Cabanas at Kaneohe. The Cabanas was the only place where we could find lodging on Sunday. We move over to the 5 Palms (TLF) tomorrow. Our ride (KC-135) was configured as a med evac. In the rear were 16 airline like seats. We 10 Cat VI's took up 10 of them and crew took the rest. Comfortable ride. Kinda cool going up and down, but nice at cruise. Six hours flying time.   DAVIS, L. E. Senior Member Username: Ldavis Post Number: 464 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 12:51 am:    Thanks for the info but it looks like I will not be able to make it. I have come down with brochitis and getting better but will be on meds for about another week.   David Haynes Advanced Member Username: Oldcutterman Post Number: 186 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 12:38 am:    By going to this link, you should be able to view pictures of last years attendees. http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/photoPicker/albums.jsp If we don't get there this year, someone else will have to take pictures. David   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2535 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 10:03 pm:    JD, if I am not mistaken the bus will only take you to Ridgmar Mall. It is a long walk from there along a very busy road, with no sidewalks. If anyone take the train/bus to the mall, I would than get a taxi, it will be safer.   JdDallas Member Username: Jddallas Post Number: 13 Registered: 09-2009 Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 08:18 pm:    LE, I did some checking and DART has a bus that goes to Union Station (Houston Street)downtown Dallas where you can caught the train to FW. You can go to DART.org and look for the trip plan to see if it will meet you needs An example would have you leave Love Field on bus 39 to the St Paul Station (St Paul @ Bryan)where you would have to transfer to a train to Union Station. The entire trip is 38 minutes. The train (TRE)will take you the the Ft Worth Intermodal Transit Center on Jones Street. There is a bus that will get you close to the base but I can not get the FW transit site as of yet.   DAVIS, L. E. Senior Member Username: Ldavis Post Number: 463 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 04:37 pm:    I have it and will call that number today and get details. Thanks again   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2521 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 02:33 pm:    LE if you want to pay the price, call this guy, Kevin with Super Shuttle. Call him on his cel # and I think you will get a better price, he loves the military guys, will talk you ear off, and his driving may make you a bit nervous, if it is rush hour. His # 817-269-4528. We used his this spring to go from DFW to the base, it was $80 for the two of us. He can not get on base, the CBQ is just a short walk from the gate, the terminal is may a mile or mile 1/2. If you want to go to the terminal when you get there, we just ask the gate gaurd to call a duty driver. They have always come to pick us up, however, I use my sweet little old lady charm to get this done, but they would do it anyway I think.   DAVIS, L. E. Senior Member Username: Ldavis Post Number: 462 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 01:08 pm:    Thanks Phyllis, I surfed the public transportation information online but the pages were not easy to use. Will try it again shortly.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2518 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 04:13 am:    LE, I would think you can get a DART bus at Love Field that will take you to down town Dallas. You might check and see if there isn't a fast rail system train that goes from Dallas to FT. Worth. Good luck   DAVIS, L. E. Senior Member Username: Ldavis Post Number: 461 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 12:11 am:    Just may try to make it. Friends in Honolulu have invited me to stay with them. I want to get to FW or N.I. for that flight on the 28th. Been to N.I. many times and know the area. Never been to FW. Would fly into Love Field if I go to FW. I did read the How To info on local Dallas FW public transportation. It did not directly address going from Love Field to FW NAS. I do know to buy the two zone pass and go to the a Ridgemar (?) Mall. But what do I get on at Love Field to start out?   Ron Glancy Intermediate Member Username: Ron_glancy Post Number: 125 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:25 pm:    We decided not to try for the flight out of Charleston tomorrow. It was just a little too soon for us. We will wait until next week to start looking for flights. Looking forward to seeing everyone then.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1409 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 03:08 am:    Phil & Sandi and Carl & Gail (newbies) have reservations at Kaneohe for the 25th through the 1st. We're not sure if we'll stay there though. We kinda have our sights set on one of the discounthotelshawaii dot com places or Pillilau. We're keeping fingers crossed. Our trip starts with a car ride to Travis on Friday.   Bob Lewis Member Username: Nebbobl Post Number: 23 Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 03:19 pm:    I did a count from the list of possible attendees. Looks like about 50 (I ran out of fingers and toes second time around). My wife and I will be catching a flight out of Souix City Gaurd base on Monday the 18th. We plan on staying thru the end of the month. We are staying at the MCB. We will be looking for red bandanas.   Ron Glancy Intermediate Member Username: Ron_glancy Post Number: 123 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 02:19 pm:    How many people are already there or are planning to arrive next week? We just found out about a flight from Charleston AFB to Hickam on Monday. We live only an hour and a half away so this opportunity may be too good to pass up. We probably won't be able to stay through the end of the month. We were just wondering how many would be available to get together at the BFB at 5:00 next week. Also, is there anyone else in the southeast planning to take this flight?   Rich Senior Member Username: Richcat6 Post Number: 411 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 05:18 am:    Phyl The warning came to late,we did it this evening with a bunch of our friends.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2504 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 08:36 pm:    James, don't let Rich lead you astray.   James Sereyko Advanced Member Username: Jimak Post Number: 235 Registered: 12-2008 Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 06:47 pm:    We met Rich and Meg on the beach yesterday. Today there will be two red bandanas sitting there.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2493 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 02:16 am:    Thanks James   James Sereyko Advanced Member Username: Jimak Post Number: 234 Registered: 12-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 02:02 am:    Phyllis, Linda and I arrived early last week. We couldn't pass up a direct flt from Elmendorf. We are staying at the Maile Sky Court. Thanks to Uncle Bud and Discount Hotels Hawaii. We got the room for $53 ($59.87 with tax). I can't compare it to Ford Island because we have not stayed there, but it is nicer than Bldg 1520 where we stayed the first three nights at Pearl for $50. We are happy with it, and it is a great location. It is an easy ten minute walk to the BFB. No need for a rental car -- the bus service here is great.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 2484 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 01:17 am:    Where are most of you staying? Right now we have the Navy Lodge booked out on Ford Island, but not sure that is where I want to be, looking for some other thoughts on this.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1378 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 03:08 pm:    Thanks, Tomi. I realize that it won't be official, but it's better than nothing. By the way, the weekend of the 23rd is a drill weekend at Travis. No rooms at the INN!! I did get reservations for three days beginning on Monday (25th). Still no luck with on-line reservations at Pearl Harbor.   Tomi~D in OH Senior Member Username: Tomi~d Post Number: 1028 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 02:21 pm:    Phil...just fill-in the same info you used before on the 'K-Bay' web-site..then press 'print', but do not 'click' the submit button this time. Now you have a 'hard-copy' of your S/A request. C-U on the beach.. TD   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1377 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 01:54 pm:    I just completed my "45 day" return sign-up at Kaneohe. I completed it using their "on-line" form. It was easy but, I have no hard copy if there were to be a discussion. Has anyone any experience, that you could share, about Kaneohe sign-ups? Would you suggest a follow up phone call later today?   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1363 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 11:40 am:    A quick look by my friend with a crystal ball is not too encouraging for flights out of NI during the last week in January. Travis seems to be the departure point this year. Good luck to all who want to go. I pray that we all make it.   Samuel K. Ono Member Username: Patono Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 04:41 pm:    Aloha Phil & Sandi and all.. Just read the posts. Yes Sam & I hope to be there at some point... Not sure yet about all the dates.Looking forward to meeting you all again and meeting new people. Aloha and have a Merry Christmas to you all! Aloha Sam & Pat   Tomi~D in OH Senior Member Username: Tomi~d Post Number: 1024 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 05:11 pm:    Forgot to add the web-site for "The Bus"..it's at www.thebus.org , here you can check the 'Fares&Passes' and the routes for all the bus routes. I'll be getting my 4-Day pass for $25.00 at the ABC store just as you enter the Ala Moana shopping center. C-U on the beach, TD   Tomi~D in OH Senior Member Username: Tomi~d Post Number: 1023 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 04:35 pm:    Here's some info for going to Hawaii:.. If you can't get a room on a 'base', or don't want to stay on base, try looking on these web-sites for a room.. www.discounthotelshawaii.com or www.booking.com ..room rates at the 'Navy Lodge' are $85-113 & at the Hale Koa there $91-222. Before leaving, or still at Travis, look at the Hawaii Sunday newspaper's on their web-sites.. 'Star Bulletin'> www.starbulletin.com and 'Advertiser' at www.honoluluadvertiser.com ..both Sunday papers tells what's happening, what to do/see the next week. Antway, hope the crowds not too big and the weather is in our favor. TD   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1348 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 04:56 pm:    OK, BFB attendee wannabees... an important step in the Space A process is "Sign-ups". It's time you started looking at your "going to" sign-ups. Don't forget about waiting a while (how long you're going to stay) and signing up for the return at Hickam and Kaneohe. Good luck to all and I can't wait to see some old friends and also to meet new ones.   Mike Spengel Advanced Member Username: Mike_sp Post Number: 294 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 04:38 pm:    I'm an Oahu resident and I'll show up at some point. My offer of Oahu placemarks for Google Earth is still good if anyone is interested.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1327 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 12:04 pm:    Yea Phyllis!!! Welcome aboard. 21 is the count and we're still 2 months out. And there are folks living on Oahu who haven't spoken up yet... right, Sam and Pat? This could get bigger than Rota.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1326 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 12:36 pm:    Leonard, Room reservations are contingent upon where you want to stay. Military lodging typically depends on their occupancy rate. You'll need to call the respective lodging and ask. Civilian lodging reservations can probably be made now. You can try some navy facilities at http://dodlodging.net . Air Force... you'll need to call. Army... WOW, they are expensive. Pillilau Army Recreation Center(s?) (PARC) isn't taking reservations until a week out from when you want to stay (they're renovating cabins). You'll have to call Bellows too. I know that wasn't much help, but maybe it will get you started. We hope to see you there.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1325 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:37 pm:    Thanks.   Rich Advanced Member Username: Richcat6 Post Number: 390 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 03:39 pm:    No Phil I don't but it is Hobron Ln   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1324 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 01:16 am:    Rich, Thank you. Do you have the GPS coordinates of the entrance to this lot?   Rich Advanced Member Username: Richcat6 Post Number: 389 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:48 pm:    I know I'm going to regret posting this info because I'll probably never find a free parking space near the Hale Koa again but here goes. In front of the Hale Koa on the beach you walk pass the Hilton Hawaiian Villege you will find a parking lot where you can park for FREE. I have been using it for years and it appears to be safe,at least,during the hours of 6AM until 9PM. It is at least as close as the parking garage where I think you'll pay eight dollars.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1323 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:30 pm:    I started this thread so as to not clutter the important threads. Philip, It is never too early to start a Space A planning session. As a matter of fact, now should be the time for thinking of "sign ups" for your BFB 2010 trip. Your out going sign ups should be done in about 2 weeks and you should also be thinking about when you'll return so that "return" sign ups can be planned. I already have preliminary reservations in San Diego for our trip. I may make reservations elsewhere as time grows closer and I have more info. The key to a successful space a trip is planning (and a lot of luck of course). Good luck and we hope to see you there.