1 – go on vacation in hawaii.
2a – decide to see the sunrise on top of some mountain.
2b – even though it takes 2 hours to get there.
3 – wake up at 3:30 to leave by 4am to catch the sunrise at 6am. optional: choose a saturday to do it – there will be less traffic.
4 – stay awake while driving up winding roads in a storm – it’s only about 9500 feet of elevation change afterall.
5 – remind self that we’ll see the sunrise from above the clouds – it’ll be so cool!
6 – laugh at the park ranger that says the sun rises at 5:45 and that we’re 30 minutes away from the summit and it’s 5:30.
7 – try not to hit cars in strange parking lot with 15 foot visibility because you’re still inside a cloud.
8 – be happy knowing for sure now, that seeing the sunrise from inside a cloud is similar to seeing the sunrise on a foggy day. optional: take photo memoir of the event.
9 – find a restaurant that opens at 7am and be glad you only have to wait 15 minutes for it to open. enjoy portuguese sausage. optional, for experts only: order an additional side order of portuguese sausage.
10 – stop asking self if portuguese sausage is a fancy term for spam.
11 – be glad that when you get to the aquarium at 5 after 9, it has been open for 5 minutes.
12 – after that, it’s all smooth sailing.
13 – for bonus fun, have a diaper malfunction at 6:30am and end up doing a load of laundry the next morning at 7am when the gift shop opens and you can buy detergent. remeber the theme is to be at everything when it opens.
14 – if ever in doubt and questioning these hours, remind self that 7am in Hawaii is really 10am at home. sleepyhead!