Fairfield Hawaii at Royal Sea Cliff Kailua-Kona

... Kansas for Christmas!<br>We walked around, searched for a fountain diet coke and sat and enjoyed the view of the water and the ship in the distance. Then we just went into a few of the stores and came back to the ship.<br><br>The volcano was beautiful last night! We sat outside and enjoyed watching it! There was so much red lava flowing that it made thick smoke and we couldn't see the top of the volcano and the flow ...

So the title may be all about me but what other day out there can I legitimately make it all about me. And keepiing the theme going here at King's Land, they opened up the next phase. That included the main check-in area, the Great Hall, pool bar and bistro, fitness center and super pool. <br>The first feature on our day was the fitness center. It appears to have been ready for quite a while. There were some ...

... V dohlade je uz ib chlapik s bielym trickom. Bezi super a nemam sancu ho dobehnut. Na zakrute vsak zle odboci a stoji ho to niekolko sekund kym zisti, ze isiel zlym smerom. Ja som uz taky vycerpany, ze ledva prepletam nohami a zamierim rovno k cielu. Nakoniec sa ukazalo, ze ja som dobre odbocil a som na nejakom dobrom mieste (neskor som zistil, ze na strvtom) posledna cast je dokopca. Moje nohy sa doslova podlamuju a ja mam problem udrzat rovnovahu. Zacnem ...

... and she pointed to the bluff in the distance. Hope! I walked along the car-made dirt roads until I make it. What a sight! A straight drop down to the beach, it is a beautiful little cove with a sediment-layered cliff to the left and lava rocks on the right. I follow the natural and man made steps down to the beach and jump into the water. The clear, light blue ocean revitalizes my soul every time. I just lean back and float along with ...

So lots of fun things going on still. Saturday, as promised, I stayed here at the condo and had a grand time resting up while the others drove to the zoo and waterfalls. I took a stroll to the shopping area and did some window shopping and also discovered a phenomenal young russian artist, Butirskiy, at one of the galleries. His paintings are beautiful and I am considering purchasing a Giclee in the future. I also meandered over ...

... ton of fish and green sea turtles plus a crawling starfish I'd never seen before. It's paradise. To conclude this blog I'd have to say South America was transformative for me. I learned a new language, danced in the samba dome during Carnival, accomplished a lifetime dream to see the Moai of Easter Island, went to the very bottom of South America to Cape Horn, hung out with ...

... cup we had ever had in our lives. It was 4 bucks for a medium drip coffee, but we were able to drink that one cup of coffee for 3 hours and it never got bitter. It got cold and then reheated by the afternoon sun in the car and it was still less bitter than a fresh brewed cup of Starbucks Coffee. The view from the café was the only thing that might have been better than the coffee. As you can see in the picture below the balcony are fields of the richest coffee and ...

... is a woodpecker -- we have seen these on every golf course we've played here -- Kauai, Maui, Big Island (though I think we saw the most on Kauai).   No sunset pictures tonight -- just cooked more of Larry's mahi-mahi, caught up with email, etc., and off to Slumberland.  Maybe snorkeling tomorrow a.m.?  But golf at Waikoloa Village in the afternoon. Stay tuned!

... swim in the ocean (Carm joined us this time, but only up to her shoulders! She did us proud!)...We dried off, as much as possible, gathered our stuff and headed out to Whalers Village! We walked from store to store (David and Goliath being the absolute fave!!!) and finally called my parents who graciously came and picked us up! Since I had half the beach in places where the sun don't shine, I decided to have a shower while ...

... in our planning; both of them have lived in the islands for years and really know them inside and out. Our flight was uneventful, except that we were incredibly excited to be finally taking a honeymoon, which we had delayed for two years after getting married in 1997. When we landed in Kailua-Kona and exited the plane to an airport that was completely open to the elements, we were astonished. The air felt incredibly good, especially after coming from the arid high desert ...