Wave crashing on SE coast
Don, Pat, Sharon, Terry, and Bob
Sea Arch
Mauna Kea @13,796 feet, with Mauna Loa in backgroundBig Island of Hawaii
We landed in Honolulu and then we were to connect with a flight to the Big Island. Unfortunately we booked this leg of the journey with “Go Mokulele”. This airline likes to cancel flights in order to maximize profits. We later found out that this airline is also referred to as “NO GO” airline. That was little consolation as we endured a 6 hour unscheduled delay. It took us a total of 26 hours to go from Savusavu to Kona.
The plan was for my sister Barbara and her daughter to join us for two weeks in Hawaii; however, Barbara was unable to come for health reasons. Sharon was able to come so we picked her up at the Kona airport the next day. Sharon tried snorkeling for the first time and after a rough start, enjoyed it. We explored the reef at several beaches and at one reef we saw three turtles and two octopi. We got a good aerobic workout climbing out of Pololu and Waipio valleys. After a week at our timeshare, we left the dry side and headed over to a B&B near Hilo.
Before breakfast, we drove to a tidal pool and swam in water heated by the volcano. In Pahoa, we had lunch with my first cousin Terry and her husband Bob. Sharon met Terry and Bob for the first time. It was great to connect with relatives that you don’t get to see often. We also visited some county parks on the rugged SE coast before heading up to Volcanoes NP. We learned about the recent eruptions in March, but now the volcano was on simmer so there were no lava flows to observe. We left Hilo and flew to Kauai.
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