While we were enjoying a great Saturday morning breakfast at Bubba Gump’s in Kailua-Kona (might be the only Bubba Gump’s to serve breakfast, weekends only), we had a great surfing show right from our ocean-side seating: (Yes, there are a LOT of pictures again, high-speed sequence shots)
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Category Archives: Big Island
Travel Review: May 17, 2013, Part II: Our Lady of Lourdes, Honoka’a
Travel Review: May 17, 2013, Part I: Waipi’o Valley Overlook
After breakfast at Island Lava Java, our favorite restaurant in Kailua-Kona, we headed around the island to check out the Waipi’o Valley Overlook. This valley is accessible by invitation only, and via four-wheel drive vehicles only, down and back up a one lane dirt road along the steep sidewall of the valley, with an average slope of 23% grade. We opted to view the valley from the overlook, even though our Chevy Tahoe SUV was a four-wheel drive vehicle. I’ll leave this road for people with Jeep Wrangler’s….
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For more information on Waipi’o Valley, click on the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waipio_Valley
Travel Review: May 16, 2013, Part II: Hello Big Island, Goodnight Sunshine!
After a short 23 minute flight (Take-off to Touch-down), we arrived at Kona International Airport at Keahole. From there, it was just a short half hour drive down to the Sheraton Kona Resort at Keauhou Bay, but we had to make a few stops along the way, of course, including lunch at McDonald’s and shopping at Ross Dress for Less 🙂
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After settling into the room for a while, we began to see the surf building and breaking on the lava cliffs right outside our balcony. Here is a rapid fire sequence of shots I took of one of the bigger waves breaking on the lava:
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As we left the resort to head to dinner in Kailua-Kona, I took these pictures of a unique “Hawaiian Style” vehicle, and I just realized I never posted them before now!
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Last Morning in Paradise, May 2013 edition
We are now preparing to depart the Sheraton Kona Resort @ Keauhou Bay and start out return to reality…
Have to head to the airport in the next 20-30 minutes, with a stop for breakfast and gas up the SUV before returning it…
Next stop Kona International Airport @ Kehole…..
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