■ When thinking of a family vacation destination, one might think about Walt Disney World. Or Disneyland. But Midway? Yes, Midway.
When we decided to take our family vacation on Midway, the kids said, “Midway? What’s in Midway?”
“Do they have a pool?” my little one asked with a look of curiosity. I said, “No, but they have a beautiful beach.” So he said, “OK, let’s go.” So, it was off to Midway for the Nishidas.
Midway lies about 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu. It takes about three hours by plane to get there.
As the Aloha Airlines plane broke through the clouds, we could see Midway, a shining jewel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Brilliant white-sand beaches were visible, and miles of fingerlike coral stretched out to…