It's been a long year for President Obama (see: ISIS, Ebola, Democrats' staggering loss in the 2014 midterms) -- and the commander-in-chief is in serious need of a little R&R.
On Friday, Dec. 19, he departed for a 16-day holiday in his native state, Hawaii. It's the family's sixth Oahu vacation since the president took office. Of course, there's no such thing as a work-free vacation for a sitting president, but Obama did tell reporters he hoped the trip would be a "quiet time-out" to enjoy the family.
ABC News is along for the ride, and we'll give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like on an Obama vacay:
Friday, Dec. 19
Touch Down Oahu
Getting to paradise takes time. In the case of the First Family, a little more than nine hours.
Air Force One landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu a little after 10:38 PM local time, and according to a pool report, the president: “sans-blazer, walked down the stairs from AF1 alongside daughter Sasha, followed soon after by FLOTUS alongside Malia. The First Family was greeted by Admiral Samuel Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.”
After a quick chat, the presidential motorcade whisked the Obamas to the Kailua neighborhood of Oahu, which will be the First Family’s home away from Washington for the next two weeks.
“There were the occasional motorcade gawkers as we neared POTUS neighborhood but very few considering the late hour,” the pool reporter noted.
--Michael Falcone
And They're Off!
Just hours after the president's historic year-end press conference, the First Family boarded Marine One on the White House South Lawn.
The president is expected to spend plenty of time soaking up the sun, snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, biking with his daughters, Malia and Sasha, and tasting local cuisine.
And we're willing to bet he'll squeeze in a few rounds of golf....
--Erin Dooley and Devin Dwyer
#hyperlapse Obamas depart for 16 day trip to Hawaii
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