Windy Day on Maui

This was a planned slow day, the only thing we wanted to do today was rent tanks, wetsuits and weights for a shore dive. So we (mostly) hung out at the condo and watched a very talented kite surfer and finally ended up at Cane and Taro for a late lunch. Here are some pics: […]

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Road to Hana

As we entered our first stop on the Road to Hana, on the path to Twin Falls, I took this photo at the beginning of the path.  Twin Falls is actually on private land, a farm, and they only ask for donations and if you want to buy some of their fresh fruit smoothies or […]

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Flight from Kona (KOA) to Maui (OGG)

We had a 2:00 PM (1400) flight out of Kona for Maui so we could have a easy morning. At the Airport: On the plane: Yep, that’s snow on the mountains of Hawaii. At the Maui Airport, with the Maui chickens: And finally dinner at Dukes.

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Tour Kona Brewing Company

We packed up our gear and sent several items home.  The SCUBA gear was sent to Maui for the next part of our adventure. We hadn’t had a chance to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, so since this was a slow day it was a perfect opportunity. Off to Kona Brewing Company we […]

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Whale Watch with Dan McSweeney

Yeah!  Today we finally did something as planned. Today we went on a whale watch with Captain Dan McSweeney.  This is something we have done on each visit to the Big Island.  That makes this the 8th trip. We have always seen whales, but some years are better than others.  This year we followed two […]

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My Birthday in Hawaii

The big plan today was a Night Manta Ray Dive with Sea Paradise.  Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas. Big swells and rough surf meant no dive for us. We did have a fun time at LuLu’s for a late lunch.  This is one of our favorites haunts on The Big Island.  With a basket […]

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Our First Dive of 2011

Simone and I headed out of Honokohau Marina for a two tank dive with Torpedo Tours.  We dived with them in 2009 and looked forward a great adventure. Things didn’t go exactly as planned. Simone got sick on the first dive at Pinnacle Pyramids and I spent most of my dive swimming around the boat.  […]

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Kilauea

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Drive Around the Crater

After the flight around the volcano it was our turn to drive up to Volcano National Park and the Jaggar Observatory. We got there just before dusk and set up to view the sunset.   We got some great pictures of the vent and a surprise rainbow that appeared to grow out of the volcano. Here […]

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Circle of Fire–Flight around Kilauea

Simone and I toured the volcano with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters. We left Kona around 0930 to make sure we had enough time to eat at Ken’s House of Pancake’s before our 1315 check in at the Hilo International Airport (ITO). We drove the (Ala Muana) Saddle Road, Route 200,  and saved a some time but […]

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