We stopped just outside of Vancouver to gas up the vehicles before forging on to the airport.  Unfortunately, the traffic in the city was horrible!  I think it took us over and hour to pass through the city.  

So we made it to the airport and dropped off all the bikes etc.  Everyone else went to check in while Troy and I went to return the truck.  Because this was a full size pick up, the rental was not from the airport area but about five miles outside the area.  After we dropped off the truck, we still needed to check the van in at the airport AND I needed to check in and clear customs.  Let me tell you, this was the closes I have evern come to missing a flight.  Needless to say, the people at Alaska Airlines and Customs were more then pleasent and accomodating.  

One little snag...I was carrying one of those Motorola two way radios.  The Customs people were initially asking me where the other half of this set was.  All I could tell them was the person already checked in and was in the terminal somewhere.  The really nice lady spent some time taking my driver's license number and all down.  Phew, that was close!

So the flight back to LA was un-eventful.  LAX was the usual crowdedness.  

The next day I was to fly back on stand by on Pleasent Hawaiian Holiday's chartered flight.  Unfortunately, both flights were booked to the gills.  I ended up going to Hawaiian Airlines and buying a one way ticket to Honolulu.  Those people at Hawaiian are the best!