HA 2006 Travel

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#FFCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0443f781egdyul.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Proclaim His Praise in the Islands - the Hallowells</B></FONT> <B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Proclaim His Praise in the Islands the "><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> HA 2006 Travel</div> <bR> <div> <B>31 and 1/2 hours!</B></div> <bR> <div> The real way to measure the time of the trip is Door-to-Door, that is, from the time we walk out the door of our apartment in Valenzuela to when we walk into our apartment in Denver.  Using the information given by Continental Airlines, and estimates based on our experiences with land travel and airports in Manila and Denver, we have prepared the chart below about our expected trip on June 5-6.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="170" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="197" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="150"><div> Local times:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="158"><div> Duration</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Monday, June 05, 2006</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Lv.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> Arr.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> Hours</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> Minutes</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><div> BSOP to Airport</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Van</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6:30 PM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7:45 PM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 15</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div> NAIA Airport</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Security, Check-in, immigration, boarding</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 7:45 PM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10:55 PM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 10</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=6 HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Confusion: Alternating between Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 06, 2006</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div> CO 934</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Manila to Guam (Snack) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10:55 PM</div> <div> June 5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 4:30 AM June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 35</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div> Guam</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Change planes, Immigration?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 4:30 AM</div> <div> June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 6:00 AM June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 30</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div> CO 2 - Total</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Guam to Houston via Honolulu </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6:00 AM June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7:05 AM</div> <div> June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 16</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div>    CO 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Guam to Honolulu (Breakfast)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6:00 AM</div> <div> June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 5:05 pm</div> <div> June 5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div>    Honolulu Airport</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Immigration?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 5:05 pm June 5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 6:30 pm June 5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 25</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="170"><div>    CO 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Honolulu to Houston (Dinner)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6:30 pm</div> <div> June 5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7:05 AM June 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 35</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Tuesday, June 06, 2006</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="80" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="75" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Houston - Bush Airport</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Change planes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 7:05 AM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 9:10 AM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><div> CO 799</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Houston to Denver (no food)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 9:10 AM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10:34 AM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 24</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><div> Denver Airport</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> From gate; baggage claim</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10:34 AM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 11:14 AM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 40</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><div> To 2915 W. 49th</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><div> Ground</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 11:14 AM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 11:59 AM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 45</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="170"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="170" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="197"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="197" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> Total</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="80"><div> 31</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="75"><div> 29</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The really fun one is the 16 hour trip from Guam to Houston, that involves, thanks to the International Dateline, only one hour of elapsed [local] time.  It is repayment, really, of May 17, 2002, which the dateline stole from us.  </div> <bR> <div> Guam to Honolulu - 7 hours, 5 minutes</div> <div> On ground in Honolulu - 1 hour, 25 minutes</div> <div> Honolulu to Houston - 7 hours, 35 minutes</div> <bR> <div> If we don't count local time in Honolulu, which will technically be back to June 5, we will have 26 hours of travel on June 6 (just one hour of flight from Manila to Guam counted as June 5), and still arrive at our apartment in Denver, Lord-willing, about noon, having 12 more hours of June 6.  So, on June 6, 2006, we will have a 38-hour day!  This will cause jet lag and disorientation, of course.   </div> <bR> <div> Still, we will reserve the title "The Longest Day" for D-Day, the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.  Our long June 6 will be nothing compared to theirs...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>10,211 Miles</B></div> <bR> <div> For those who prefer to think in distance rather than time, here is what the airline (and our experience) has told us:</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="379" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> Means</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="186"><div> Route</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="69"><div> Miles</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> Van</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> BSOP to Airport</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="69"><div> 15</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> CO 934</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Manila to Guam</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="69"><div> 1593</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> CO 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Guam to Houston </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 7450*</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> CO 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Guam to Honolulu</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 3801*</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> CO 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Honolulu to Houston </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 3917*</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> CO 799</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Houston to Denver</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="69"><div> 860</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><div> Car</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Airport to Apartment</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="69"><div> 25</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="98"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="26" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="98" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="186"><div> Total:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10,211</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> * Airline math for Frequent Flyer calculations.  The whole is less than the sum of the parts...</div> <div> (16,433 kilometers, for those who prefer to think that way)</div> <bR> <div> Putting time and distance together means an average speed of 324 mph (521 kph).</div> <bR> <div> by Jay and Amor Hallowell</div> <div> Last update: May 31, 2006</div> <div> --------------------------------- end of Hallowell content ----------------------------------------------</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>