Kona
Travel Blogs from Kona, United States
Giles' Big Island Mid Life Crisis
... , but after checking stock, we got a MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE for free. (Did I hear someone say "SAXONDALE"?) Boy and toy were happily united and after a full demo on the convertible roof procedure, we were winging our way to Volcano. At which point it started ...
Feb 6th - my UFO sighting!
I stayed at the Rainbow gathering near South Point until Feb 9th. i met many new friends and made great contacts for future visiting with locals. Sang and jammed everynight! Worked in the kitchen most days... swam, sunned, explored, did vitamin L, had a ...
The Big Island of Hawaii 3) Kona & South Coast
... stretches of lava flows and a few homes and macadamia nut orchards. South Point is the southern most place in the United States (even further south than the Florida Keys). The point has an old abandoned ruined wind farm, a modern functional ...
Christmas Day 2007 - South Point to Kailua-Kona
... . But then again, for the people I call "decimal movers", that's after all, only $33 per night in their scheme of things - a real bargain. Coming Soon: Exploring Kailua-Kona ---------------------------------------- Comments or questions: ...
Night Dive with Manta Rays
... to have at least tried the anchor. Next dive was on Wednesday unfortunately I would be gone by then. Guess I should have come to Kona earlier but didnt really know anything about the dive otherwise would have had a contingency plan. All in all a nice dive ...
The BIG Island, Hawaii
... of our time snorkeling with a myriad of beautiful tropical fish in some of the best spots for snorkeling. We stayed in a condo in South Kona which is mostly lava rock or black sand beaches, and supposedly has some of the best snorkeling on the island. The ...
going to Wi'i'peo - Valley of the Kings
We head for the Valley of the Kings this day... the15th... Wi'i'peo (spelling?)... Me julia and jesse stand at teh lookout and decide to hike down the valley and look for the highest waterfalls in Hawaii... we hike down a super steep road thats gonna be ...
Death and Farming
Aloha all! well its been a busy and challenging time lately... i have been delving into partying a bit the last while which has been fun and adventurous~ but not the best for my health (alcohol in general - i usually dont indulge much)... until ...
Kona and Hilo
... a flashlight. Ardie and I could see some big waves so we went out to get some close-up views. When I came back we left for Kona. When we got there we had breakfast then we looked around at the shops. When we got back to the car we started out for Hilo at ...
time to pass out
We finally made, it's time to nap. It's cool to feel the warm moisture hit your face after you get off of the airplane. During the second airflight I sat at the window seat while an older married couple sat by me. I was bein super shy to ask them to ...
Three islands of Hawaii; Oahu, Maui, & Hawaii
... . . . . The Big Island, HAWAII: This is our third visit to the Big Island, but for the first time we stayed in Kona instead of Hilo. We met with some able2know friends who live here, shared some meals, visited their home, and toured the ...
Been a long time eh?
... likely to write anything lately because I am always so damn busy doing this and that. I have really settled into my life here in South Kona (the area where I live) I work like 4 days a week at the pizze restaurant ( it is also a bakery so I work in the ...
And the shit just keeps on Rollin'! :-)!
Well holy shit, so much stuff jsut keeps on happening here in shitty Hawaii, hahha! Man since I last wrote an entry I have done so many things. Mainly they involve just hitchhiking around with a bunch of crazy cats that I meet along the way, other ...
4ths of July with the locals
... night so my mom and I decided if we want to celebrate and see some fireworks we were going to have to head into downtown Kona. We had reservations at this "great" seafood grill called Rios but it wasn't exactly what we imagined so we decided to play it ...
On to Boise, Idaho to see the boy!
... to the airport ($58 bucks!) and found out my flight was delayed! It ended up not being by much and the airport in Kona consists of a few Tahitian style huts they refer to as the terminal so I wasn't too discouraged. Just hope I make my connecting flight ...
From Vegas to Kona
... and she picked me up in true Hawaiian style with a beautiful Lei. They weather was a bit overcast so we went into downtown Kona and at a place called O's bistro... very good food. Then we decided since we missed all the main tanning hours to go and see ...
Kona Day 2
Woke up after a great nights sleep, Went to work out early and then headed over to Moana Lani for some spa treatments. After we felt like new women, but starving women so we went over to the King's shops and have a great lunch and Merriman's Cafe. After ...
Kona Day 3
... . It was amazing, the butterfish and chocolate soufflee is to be remembered! Mom jokes that it is her Cheers since she is ALWAYS in Kona and has fun friends there to see whenever she's in town. After Roys was so tired again and crashed,but not before ...
Headed Home
We will be leaving tomorrow morning (Friday) at 0530 for the longest leg of the return trip. Weather looks good with even a little tail wind. Arrival should be between 8 and 9 CA time. We will be landing at Sacramento Executive Airport ...
Jul 28, 2010
Encore de la plage... boring, n'est-ce pas ???
Le 28 novembre 2011, Aujourd'hui, j'avais pensé retourner à Hapuna Beach, mais comme j'ai l'intention d'aller au volcan demain, çà ne me tente pas de passer une partie de la journée dans l'auto deux jours de suite ... J'ai aussi réalisé que je ...
Jan 30, 2011
Hawaii With Friends.....
... the Lanai, amazing (you will see a few pics!) We had the best time, the diving was great, way better than we had anticipated. Kona is pretty famous for its nighttime Manta dives, we had a great time doing it (a little rocky the first night but the second ...
The Big Island Explored
... . We arrived back a little over two hours. We were pretty tired of driving the entire day, and will rest up before our full day tomorrow scouring Kona’s shops and the town itself. Aloha and a peaceful slumber from the Big ...

