Category Archives: 2018 Hawaii Big Island

Unless you live in the tropics, snorkeling along a coral reef is like being in a life-sized tropical fish tank. Everything you’ve ever seen in an aquarium is IN THE OCEAN with you. I have already forgotten more of the … Continue reading →

We declared today a shopping day, which is code for we didn’t want to drive anywhere. We spent the first part of morning buying an SPF shirt for Jeff, a ring for me, and a surprise for Mitchell that I … Continue reading →

Cruise ship day, so we decided to get out of town… After five days in Hawaii, we FINALLY put on bathing suits and went to the beach! (I know, I know ..) We (“I”) decided to try Manini’owali Beach in … Continue reading →

Here’s what I’ve noticed about the Hawaiian language so far. They seem to use all the vowels but I can only find evidence of the following consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, and W. Can you really create a … Continue reading →

Our amazing helicopter tour took us over the extensive lava fields and the live volcano caldera as well as a quick jaunt up to see a stretch of waterfalls. Not the Jurassic Park waterfall, just to be clear. That’s a … Continue reading →

The reason we (“I”) came to the Big Island was to see “the volcano”. Not “lie in the sun” or “swim in the ocean”, which is just as well because the weather in Hilo likes to mix it up. During … Continue reading →

You know you’re not in Kansas anymore when you are loitering around the outdoor airport watching a rooster peck his way down the main road. The travel adventure started at the YVR check-in counter where we learned our flight was … Continue reading →