Tina's Country Cottage
Travel Blogs from Kamuela
Getting Acquainted with Island Time
... Hawi (pronounced Haa-Veee), where we found an awesome sushi place called Sushi Rock, some great scenery and made a plan to return to hike in a couple days.
And now I return to my sitting here, blogging by moonlight in my shorts... But I said I didn't want to make you too jealous... So I'll wrap things up by saying, "Aloha from the Big Island!"
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Vand, vand og atter vand :-)
... konger og dronning lå begravet i den lodrette klippevæg, der omkransede bugten. Den udvalgte krigere blev hejst ned af klippevæggen for at placere kongen eller dronningens knogler i klippevæggens huller, hvorefter man klippede tovet over og lod krigeren falde til bunden, med døden til følge. Det skulle åbenbart have været en stor ære at få "tjansen", men jeg tænker, at lige netop i dette tilfælde vil det være fint ikke at være så ærefuld :-). En af ...
North to Hawi
... ceviche."
After dinner, we drove up to Kaya's coffee house, where we watched Open Mic night -- all fun, talented performances: a young man on his ukelele, a trio of older men playing bluesy-folk, a young woman who sang only one song, a capella, but wonderful and soulful. Coffee was excellent, too. Full house, kids running around, lots of fun. We were tired by 9:30pm and still had a drive home, so we left before the night was over.
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On to the Big Island
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We waited late into the evening to see the spectacular display of the volcanic crater glowing in the dark, but it was just too cloudy. So around 800 pm we head back to our hotel. We had to stop at downtown HIlo for dinner prior to driving back. By the time we finished dinner, it is already 10 pm. It took us almost 2 hours to drive back from the east side of the island tot he west side. My gosh, driving at thie time of ...
Entlang der Kohala Coast
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Nur unweit, etwas nördlicher gelegen, besuchen wir noch kurz Mauna Lani, ein ausschliessliches Resort-Dorf, wo man vergeblich nach Einheimischen oder Wohnhäusern von hier Lebenden sucht. Dies wirk doch recht steril und unwirklich, fast wie das Design eines 3D-Computerspiels. Der Strandabschnitt oberhalb der nahegelegenen Pauoa Bay ist spektakulär: Kein Sand, dafür ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Kitchenette