Oakland to Honolulu to Hilo
27 февраля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We flew out of Oakland, stopped in Honolulu and the Plumeria lounge, then on to Hilo. The lounge was a good option as the Burger King had their Whopper, fries and a Coke for $19.20. I get a PriorityЧитать далее
Farmers Market
28 февраля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
First full day, first stop is the Hilo Farmers Market to stock up on treasures for the food pantry.
Take home included: huge Hawaiian butter Avocado, papaya, tomatoes Mango bread and mango honey.Читать далее
Public Square
28 февраля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We found a park near the farmers market. This is the square that was in the center of original Hilo. The federal court was on one side and a city building on the other. The sundial was used by sailorsЧитать далее
Volcanos National Park
29 февраля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
When you find yourself on a volcanic island it’s best to view its origin. Volcanos National Park is about 45 minutes from our home. We packed a lunch and headed out. The drive climbed over 4,000Читать далее
ПутешественникVery hot photo! The park used red/orange lights to make it easier to go from sun to dark. The bright lights at the end of the tube is sunlight
An iki wander
1 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Yesterday it was volcanoes today it was a trip to the tsunami museum. Both stops made us really think about the reality of living on an island in the Pacific. Remainder of the day sightseeing andЧитать далее
ПутешественникAbsolutely NOT. Even good chocolate can’t cover up the “ocean” taste of fish.
Hamakua Coast
2 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Hawaii really showed me its rainy side today. It rained 4 different times which surprisingly (at least to me) is pretty normal on the Windward side of the island. The result of all of the rain is theЧитать далее
Laupahoehoe and the tsunami
2 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
In 1946 there was a quaint town, train station and school along the eastern coast called Laupahoehoe. April 1, 1946 changed it all when a series of tsunami waves struck. At first, as the oceanЧитать далее
Waipio Valley
2 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Waipio was the safe place of a young King Kamehameha (similar to the British Princes protection on the Isle of Skye) who was prophesized to be a great leader. Of course the current rulers didn’tЧитать далее
Cowboy world champion in 1908
2 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Cowboy & Cattle country. The town of Waimea is the center of Hawaii’s cattle industry. It has a long cattle history as scene in these two statues commemorating the 1908 world roping champions fromЧитать далее
Kahilu Theater and Shakespeare Hawaiian
2 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌫 61 °F
I’d bet that Shakespeare could never have imagined this version of midsummer nights dream. Called One Uddah Mid’Summah. This version is an adaption, not only placed in Hawaii but translated andЧитать далее
Sunday at the beach . . . In the rain
3 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
I took Sunday morning to explore the coast from downtown Hilo heading south to the end of the pavement. Sky is overcast with a light mist always in the air and heavy rain always threatening to breakЧитать далее
A day at Onekahakaha beach
4 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
That is a long name with way too many vowels for Pam. We hung out today at a pavilion on the beach with some of Marc’s High school friends and their kids and grandkids. BBQ chicken, ribs, fish andЧитать далее
Tree Molds
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
When a healthy large tree stands in the path of lava it’s pretty much going to catch fire and burn up. In some locations, some trees, are both large and very moist. In those cases the lava flow getsЧитать далее
Путешественникnow THAT is something I have never heard of and its pretty cool how Mother Nature can do things like that.
Southern Point
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
It was a long drive off the main road but I made it to the southern point. Really windy and not a lot to see, ok, there was a lot to see if you like waves, lava, and waves in lava.
New and old lava
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
In these photos it’s possible to see both new (1907) and old about 750 years old lava flows. The darker is the new and the lighter is the old.
Place of Refuge
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
There was a time in Hawaiian history when if you broke a rule, called a kapu, the punishment was death. If you were a particularly fast runner, or really good in a dugout canoe, and you could escapeЧитать далее
Hele-on to Kona then back to Hilo
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Today, Marc did a trip on the public bus from Hilo to Kona and back. The two towns are 90 miles apart. Bus has 2 options, along the coast, or saddle road between the 2 largest mountains.
The bus isЧитать далее
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Is that you?!?!... or did that lady just finally give up on catching the bus??
ПутешественникThat man was just lying around most of the afternoon. Did not want any help. I think he caught a bus after waiting about 3 hours
Kona Plantation Bed & Breakfast
5 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
It’s been awhile since I’ve stayed in an actual Bed & Breakfast. This one is something special. It’s on the coffee plantation hillside near Kona. The views are stunning, the bedroom is great theЧитать далее
Lunch at the Fish Hopper, Kona
6 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Very much a place for the cruise ship “people”. This is one of their drinks, for 25.00. I sat at the bar. Had a Mai Tai and fish tacos for 16. The people watching was great.
Things found in the park
6 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Here are several unrelated photos of things I found interesting while walking around the park near Hilo bay.
ПутешественникIf one mongoose is named Rikki, another named Tikki and the third named Tavi. What do you think the black cat is named?
Puako Petroglyphs
6 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
About a mile and a half walk to see these petroglyphs. Really interesting as most of them look like people. There are over 3,000 of them carved into the lava in this area. Most are not on maps to keepЧитать далее
Banyan Drive
6 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Banyan Drive is a loop road on a peninsula that juts into Hilo bay. Starting in 1933, Hilo invited celebrities and other great people to plant Banyan trees along the loop road. There are about 50Читать далее
ПутешественникThe trees really are amazing. Very hard to capture them in a photo. Sad that the plaques are all in such disrepair. Seems to me repair of the plaques would be a great eagle scout project.
Glamping at The Haven at Hawi Nani Ranch
6 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
I’m always up for interesting locations to sleep and this one ranks high up there (along with the teepee in Wyoming and the air stream in Idaho). The farm had horses, goats, rabbits, and chickensЧитать далее
Kamehameha the Great statue
7 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Kamehameha statues are in several locations in this island. This one is in Kapaau in the north of Hawaii. The story is that on the 100th anniversary of Kamehameha’s reign, a statue was commissionedЧитать далее
Around the Island in 3 days
7 марта 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
I drove over 260 miles all the way around the island of Hawaii. Two overnights and three days of sightseeing. I downloaded a driving tour called Guide Along and it was amazing!! The ap is GPS based soЧитать далее
ПутешественникYes. There is a charge. But it was way cheaper than a guided tour. I think there are others for different locations. We got Hawaii and it has all the islands.
ПутешественникThere’s a national park loop tour thats 50.00. hawaii islands was 19.99