Being done school, finally means having a summer of fun. For me, this meant going on vacation with my parents - hey! they paid, how could I say no!? This year, our vacation was done in two parts - 5 days in Hawaii, followed by 2.5 in San Francisco...
We stayed on the big island - settled ourselves in Kona, and travelled. I loved it - they hated it... It wasn't very commercial, and was almost run down - the main street of Kona had fabulous shops, and tons of quaint little restaurants, however, as soon as you ventured off the main trail (ie as far as the next store behind in the little strip mall), everything was closed, boarded up, and eerie. I hate commercial and super touristy, so it didn't bother me at all...
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| Black Sand beach - lava rock portion |
The first day we went on a 'round the island' tour... 12 hours of being stuck on a bus... It definitely wasn't the best day, but gave us some good bearings and other things we wanted to see.
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| Lava Tube walk |
Day Two was heading to the far side of the island to go rafting down an aqueduct...
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Floatin' along...
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| Loved this place... |
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| On the way back, we found another lava tube that dad and I explored... |
Day Three, we headed over to the far side of the island - back to the lush rainforesty side - and dad and I did the one thing I wanted to do... ZIPLINING!!
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| Main street of Kona looking out at the ocean |
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| Dad being a kid at heart |
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| Sunset on the beach |
Day Four we snorkeled! The activity dad wanted to do (although neither mom nor I could say no...)
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| Captain Cooks Monument |
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| Who wouldn't want to snorkel in that water! |
The last day was spent kicking around Kona - visiting some beaches, driving around, hitting up some markets, etc.
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| Friend I found at the market... |
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| Lava tubes ending in the ocean - gaping holes that suck water from all around... |
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| Wouldn't want to walk that trail like the kings did... |
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| Air Force One? |
General photos I love...
