“My coffee is a million times better by the beach.”  – Amanda

One of the problems with vacationing in a rain forest area is that it rains (LOL) which Nathan has figured out in the picture below.  He’s NOT impressed. I read that Kona (where we spent the first couple days of which I’ve already blogged about) gets about 10 inches of …

After searching dozens of snorkel options for our trip to the Kona side of the Big Island, we finally chose the Expedition South Kona through Sea Quest.  This company gets a 5 star rating in my book!  Everything was great from start to finish. The booking process was very simple and my …

Our first on stop on the Big Island was Pu’uhonua o Honaunau located about 45 minutes from Kona.  Do you see my parents on the left and Nathan by the water? From the Visitor Center we walked along the 1871 trail toward the Ki’ilae Village…. where we ventured off the …