Finally! A business trip that went somewhere a bit exotic. I had an opportunity pop up out of the blue to make a two-week jaunt to Kauai. My old boss needed some help with an Information Assurance tasking out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) and he asked me if I could break away and lend a hand. It turned out that the timing was good as we were in a slight lull time waiting for a new series of testing to begin so I was able to clear it with my current boss. The only thing that would put this over the top is finagling a way to get Rhonda out there with me.
I’ve been hoarding a bunch of “travel reward” points for a number of years now waiting for an opportunity like this to come along. Rhonda kept wanting to use them up with some mundane flight to Topeka, KS or what not and I kept refusing. I was finally vindicated! Continue reading