PC Travels

Day 9-12 (big Island adventure)

After our fanatasic time in Maui, we were very sad to leave but on again we must go, as I had already booked our flight from Maui-Kona.....

(side note: you really don't have to book too far in advance for Hawaiian interisland flights as they are still very cheap if you book last minute.. Booking in advance ensures you a seat and makes you more focused/rushed to explore. In the end it'll save you like 12 USD... and sometimes the major airlines have seat sales like $9, or $19 one-way... it's crazy)

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We went from Kona (west side of the Big island) to Hilo in our fabulously (designed for 5'7'' person) Dodge caliber.......... it was RED too!

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Our first stop was to grab some much needed food in Kona.... Island Lava Java! Great for people watching and good breakfast, but it was $13USD... including med. latte!

Then we drove to Captain cook and stayed at Pineapple PArk..... kinda creepy place with no guests but a few people. Tres spooky and the LOCK to our dorm was broken as well.... WE were truly scared and I don't even know how to explain the situation as I didn't take pictures. BUT we did enjoy a very good steak dinner

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Honestly, the entire trip we ate very healthy-ish and very well... like pumpernickel all the time.... mmm good!

After our trecherous night, we drove past Kona Coffee country...............MAN too many places to stop by and too little time as we had to get to Hilo in 2 days... but I made sure that we stopped off and got some much needed coffee beans

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100% Kona Coffee.... very different tasting coffee but good..... just not like Sumatra good.

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Captured as I was concentrating driving on this one car road with turns like no other trying to get tothe Southern most tip of the USA.... aka South Point where we found Green Sands!!!

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MEC everywhere, and even enjoying being at the southern most point of US.

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WE finally found turtles!!!!!

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But be aware of the signage.. as they don't want you to get too close.

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Eventually we made it to the NATIONAL VOLCANO PARK!!!! we even saw lava (from a distance) in the dark......... all I can say is that I have a super phone called w810i that saved us twice.

AFter our nighttime drive to the bottom of the Volcano, we got lost and couldn't find Holo holo inn........

in the words of Susan and I: WOW! for only $20 we stayed at a Japanese style Inn with clean kicthen and clean everything (no shoes in the house) but the only thing was that it was tres frois at night time.

Next morning we went back to adventure in the lave tubes and found a DARK DARK cave that a dude told us about at holo holo!... AGAIN we were under prepared!

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VERY DARK, but w810i saved us.

WE eventually got into Hilo but went through Pahoa and went costal while some how managed to get onto the wrong high-way..... ooopppps
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This is what the typical "high-way" looked like... amazing!

Then we flew back to Honolulu..... while eating 10 papayaya and eating 1lb of yogourt.