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| Landed in paradise! Direct flights, so nice |
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| We spent the first afternoon at the beach, even managed to get sunburned after numerous sunscreen applications |
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| Then we enjoyed a drive north to the lovely town of Hawi |
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| We saw whales from the coast almost everyday we were near it... never got old |
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| I'm missed this white mocha |
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| quaint little town |
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| Then we drove a new route to Waimea, through beautiful farm land |
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| Trying his first beer at his then discovered favorite brewery on the island: Big Island Brewhaus |
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| Sunday was spent nursing the sunburns and watching the Superbowl. We drove to the beach to enjoy the sunset that night |
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| A Bay |
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| Monday morning golf... Cody's first time golfing in Hawaii! |
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| I drove along as Cody played with three Canadians |
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| Ready for the Mountain Thunder coffee farm tour |
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| Then we drove south to concur an unmarked trail to the sea arches along the coast |
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| So amazing... one of the best |
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| Finally made it to Kona Brewing Co |
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| We drove the Saddle Rd to Hilo enroute to a new hike |
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| Preview of our next few years |
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| Trying the 'best' malasadas on the island... guava was delicious |
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| Headed into Waipio Valley |
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| Beautiful! |
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| 900 ft descent in less than a mile |
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| Couldn't quite make it to the waterfall, but was a beautiful walk along the rocks and surf |
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| The two tallest waterfalls on the island |
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| Working our way up the 4-wheel drive only road |
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| Trying out Old Kona Airport beach after some snorkeling south of Kona |
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| Of course we had to hit Huggo's on the Rocks for happy hour during our trip |
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| Our favorite spot on the island |
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| Cody took me out to celebrate my promotion to Captain |
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| quite delicious |
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| Starting the hike down to the Capt Cook Monument and snorkeling |
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| We were looking forward to a much easier trek since we weren't in flip flops this time, but Cody sprained his ankle on the way down |
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| Snorkel gear, we're ready! |
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| We caught the sunset that night back at the Old Airport Beach |
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| After breakfast in Waimea Friday morning, we enjoyed some lazy time on the lanai |
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| After some beach time, we caught the sunset at A bay |
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| One of my favorite things to do while in Hawaii |
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| Enjoying a drink on the beach |
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| We caught out first luau at Mauna Kea |
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| Saturday morning we had a lovely breakfast on the lanai |
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| We didn't hold back... coconut turnover, pineapple bread puding |
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| Following a trip to Kona, we hit Kua Bay to whale watch and got to see some surfers |
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| After church, we had to stop by the brewhaus one last time |
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| That left breakfast at one of our favorite joints, Lava Java |
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We had a great trip. We've never fortunate to be able to take another trip. Many thanks to Nicole and the Harris' for allowing us to stay at their house. Until next time, Hawaii...
