Hawaii is the beautiful backdrop for the honeymoon that was saved for by pinching pennies. Much planning went into the trip because we were going to be there for two weeks. I could hardly wait to get started.

The Honeymoon from Hell is my true story. It takes place in 1966 when going that far for a honeymoon was a bit unusual. What was to have been the dream honeymoon of a lifetime turned into one endless disaster after another. From wheels up to "home at last" and everything in between, if it could go wrong, it did.

As I look back at all that went wrong, I now laugh; but at the time, it was not funny and had me in tears.