After leaving the Garden Inn, we went to the north shore area called Princeville. There is a beautiful fountain that greets you, many times never on. We are staying at the Hanalei Bay Resorts. It is a beautiful complex in many ways that overlooks the mountains most often referred to as “Bali Hai.” The Princeville golf course is arguably one…
We awoke to a rainy Sunday morning. Unfortunately in Kona, we had sent our rain coats home via the post office. We said our good-bye’s to the Garden Inn owners, Steve and Lis Layne. They are good people and hopefully we will keep in contact. We noticed a number of churches filled with people. Hawaii is religious. Any type…
We are about at the half way point of our sojourn. How quickly fifty days can go by so very fast. Having time to explore, we walked around the historic town of Koloa. This was the center for sugar and the many of the early 20th century buildings still exist as boutique shops. At Pizzetta, a restaurant in Koloa, we…
Touchdown! A group of young men and women were playing touch football in the Nawiliwili Park. There were a number of chickens running around too. My high school football coach, Gary Preisser, would have been impressed with one of the quarterbacks. Kathie said I should go out and join them. I quickly thought twice about it grabbing my hamstring. Football is part…
“Awesome views, good eats” We were given a tip to come here and try the delicious food. A bit pricy, but good. We ate here several times during lunch.The view of the sea and bay are memorable. There are plenty of seats that face outward to a green lawn that turns into a wavy sea. You may even see a…
“Major differences from our first visit in 2007” We were surprised a bus now takes you to the estate on a paved road. In 2007 we were on a “Disney” like tram on a dirt road.We also remember the tour cost $30 dollars in 2007, now the price is $40. We were able to lower that expense by having a…
We drove north about sixty miles to reach Kona from Hilo. Along the way, we stopped at MacDonald’s in Waimea for coffee. It was 10:00 AM and I tried to convince Kathie to stay until 11 when MacDonald’s was offering their April 15th deal of sixty cent hamburgers. I was voted down. The temperature in Waimea was “cold,” as described…
Hilo is different than many other areas of Hawaii. There is an interesting downtown that has survived several Tsunamis’. ‘Tsu’ means ‘harbor’ and ‘nami’ means wave, thus Tsunami. The latest “harbor waves” had occurred in 1946 and 1960. It is only the question of “when” the next round will hit Hilo. We took our nice 2015 Ford Fusion with 1400…
We awoke early from our Dale Parson’s B&B. We rode down a ways to take a picture of an overturned truck on the side of the road. I am convinced that the truck is of a local, not from a tourist. We found that locals go way too fast for the conditions. Sometimes they don’t make it, and usually there…
Our last days on Maui we tried to do as much as we could do. We went to Wailea for a second time. Between several resorts is a beautiful coastal trail. These resorts, like Four Seasons, Wailea Grand and The Fairmount go out of their way to make the patron’s experience memorable. They don’t exclude visitors like us either. I…