MKK to HNL

I flew from Molokai to Honolulu the day before my flight from HNL to Hilo and stayed in a hotel near the airport. Sitting out the back in the parking lot, this Manx (or maybe it just lost part of itsЧитать далее
HNL to Hilo

When I arrived in Hilo, I met up with my peeps who had already arrived from Australia. They'd rented a condo in the Lagoon Center, which overlooks many State and County offices. We were on the 7thЧитать далее
Laupahoehoe

First stop on our Saturday road trip.
Honoka'a

Second stop on Saturday.
Waipi'o

The end of the road! There is a road down to the valley floor, where a few hardy Native Hawaiian souls live, but it's not open to non-residents because -- even at the best of times -- it requires aЧитать далее
Waimea

Fourth stop on Saturday.
Kona

Our Sunday drive to Kailua-Kona was a bit of a disaster, as jetlag from the long flight from Sydney really kicked in. We tried to go down to Captain Cook / Kealakekua Beach so Jeff could see the placeЧитать далее
Queen Lili'uokalani Gardens, Hilo

Monday was the Labor Day Holiday, but it was also the anniversary of Queen Lili'uokalani's birth, so I thought of it as Queen's Birthday instead! (Can't get used to the idea of King's Birthday, I mustЧитать далее
Alae and Rainbow Falls

We then headed north with the intention of calling on some friends of friends who have a cacao farm and chocolate factory not far out of Hilo. Along the way, we stopped at this overlook of Hilo BayЧитать далее
UH Hilo

Tuesday was Hope's birthday, so they went back to Kailua-Kona and lazed on a resort beach and had a romantic dinner. First, they dropped me off at UH Hilo so I could use the computer lab to do someЧитать далее
Lyman Museum

On Wednesday, my peeps set out to hike lava tubes and do other energetic things, so I went to a small museum, which I'd offered to write an article about for the magazine. The Lyman Museum was createdЧитать далее
Kilauea

Thursday was our last full day on the Big Island and we went to Volcanoes National Park so J&H could impart the knowledge they'd received from a Park Ranger tour to a Kilauea summit overlook the dayЧитать далее
Farewell to Hilo

On our last morning, I slept in a bit and missed the beginning of the sunrise, but it was still pretty when I went out back.
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Fishpond on the south shore of Molokai.
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Another view of Molokai from the Mokulele 9-seater Cessna that flies between the islands.
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Evening begins to fall. Behind me, there's a chainlink fence with a park and tennis courts near a beach.