A Hike and a Lava Tube (365:32)

Today’s Hawaiian adventure started with a hike higher up on the volcano that my brother lives on, Hualalai. We drove up to around 2800 feet and hiked in to Honuaula Forest Reserve. The climate around 3000 feet is incredibly different than what I’d been seeing further down the volcano. It …

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Turtles, Lava, and a Gecko (365:31)

Today we went to Kukio beach on the Kona Coast. I had my bathing suit, but truth be told, I didn’t use it. I was having far too much fun walking around with my camera. In one little cove I saw 7 or 8 honu (sea turtles). (Yep, trying to …

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365: Day 30 – Firsts from Kona

Today I arrived in Kailua-Kona on the big island of Hawai’i. This is my first visit to any of the Hawaiian Islands, so I have very much been looking forward to this. I couldn’t pick just one from this afternoon’s stroll around my brother’s place for the photo of the …

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