We are at YVR!
17 Kasım 2021, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
The airport is completely empty. 6 flights out the rest of the day. We found a playground which was VERY exciting!
We will grab some grub and hopefully everyone gets a couple hours sleep on theOkumaya devam et
Royal Sea Cliff condo
18 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We made it in around 1030pm with a 90 minute wait for a car rental as only 2 people were working but two planes unloaded at the same time. This we slept in till 7am (9am Vancouver time) then got upOkumaya devam et
Green flash coffee shop
18 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
First smoothie. Papaya mint pineapple apple spinach
Poke!
18 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
And a spam musubi for afternoon snack. And a couple cold Kona brews!
Magic Sands Beach park
18 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We found a nice restaurant here, Magic Sands Grill. Next to the beach where all the families were swimming and boogie boarding. We had ulu fries (breadfruit). fish and chips and fish tacos for dinner.Okumaya devam et
Mau'umae beach!
19 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Randys huli huli chicken time
19 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After spending a perfect beach day at Mau'umae we drove with a mission in mind and made it to Randy's with 5 min before closing. And if we missed them today that's it till December! Their huli huliOkumaya devam et
Lets go to the pool and see the sunset!
19 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Well we had a superb meal from Randy's Huli Huli chicken but as the sun dipped down in the western sky, Aurora told us to put away our food as we needed to get to the pool to do some swimming andOkumaya devam et
Who likes shaved ice?
19 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
The photos sum it up. Rainbow is vanilla pog (Passionfruit, Orange, Guava) and lillikoi (which is Hawaiian for passionfruit)
Da Poke Shack
20 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We visited a farmer's market this morning to grab some Hawaii fruit. Starfruit. Tangors. Papaya. Avocados. And cookies. Oatmeal chocolate chip. On the way back we stopped for poke. Thankfully justOkumaya devam et
Anaeholomalu beach
20 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After the farm market visit we packed up and went to "A bay" as its short form is known. Aurora swam in her donut most of the time. Jess wandered down the beach and found turtles swimming about andOkumaya devam et
Mauna Lani Beach
21 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Just a perfect beach day. Snorkelling. Swimming. Napping. Snacking
Hapuna Beach
22 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
One of the big beaches. With big waves. It was a calm day so only 3 foot rollers. Aurora put on the donut and a life jacket and hit the water like a champ.
Back from the beach. With an appetite!
22 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Hookena beach
23 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We headed south on the Hawaii belt road. Stopping first for swimming and snorkeling at Hookena beach. It's a beach at the bottom of a winding track road that zigzags down from 1500 feet to sea level.Okumaya devam et
Punalu'u Bake shop
23 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The most southern bakery in the USA! And dang it smelled good when we pulled in and opened the car doors. All the travel guides said stop here for sweet goodness. And it was. We got chocolate filledOkumaya devam et
The southern route landscape
23 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Some scenic drive photos
Kilauea crater -walk in to see the lava
23 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We checked in at Kilauea Lodge and then found some dinner at Lava Rock cafe. Really good home made meals there. Aurora had mac and cheese. And did not want to share with daddy. Then we drove to theOkumaya devam et
Rainforest wanderings
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We spent a little time walking the Fern forests around Kilauea and went into the Thurston lava tube. A previous location where lava flowed from the caldera down the mountain.
Rainforest wanderings
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
On the road to Hilo
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Hilo zoo visit
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
There is a zoo here that has a bunch of wild animals that shouldn't be in cages. The Siberian tigers really wanted to eat the donkeys.
Hilo farmers market
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A quick visit to the farmers market here before Jess found a super restaurant with an open air patio and some really good food. Aurora stuck with pasta and tomato sauce but it was nice homemade saltOkumaya devam et
Hilo rainstorm off the balcony
24 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Some photos from our room balcony at the Hilo Hawaii Hotel overlooking the bay. I would imagine this hotel in the 70s was the go-to for Hawaiian hot spots. Hilo seems trapped in a time warp. StillOkumaya devam et
Kens House of Pancakes
25 Kasım 2021, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
An early breakfast at Ken's. It's the quintessential diner in Hilo. I had the Sumo Saimin (it takes two hands to carry the bowl from the kitchen). Almost got through the whole bowl with a little helpOkumaya devam et