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Sun 8th Sep – Down, down, up, up and very hot!

Today was going to be a tiki tour day seeing some of the historical sights in Northern Kohala.  We started out at Pu’ukohola Heiau which is a temple built in 1791 known as the Temple on the Hill of the Whale. Today the basic rock structure still stands and it is huge at 224ft by … Continue reading »

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Sat 7th Sep – Farmers Markets and Tiffany’s

We planned a lazy start to the day but were still awake at 7am with the sun shining brightly.  Today we headed back up to Waimea (about 20 miles away) to visit the two farmers markets they have up there. The first one was full of yummy foods to sample and we came away with … Continue reading »

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Wed 4th Sep – Gardens and Driving

Once again an early start to our morning, we wanted to visit the Thurston Lava Tube before we packed up the car and headed to the west coast.  We headed back into the National Park before 7am and were the only people on the road.  However we did get slowed down by Pheasants  on the … Continue reading »

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Tue 3rd Sep – A quiet day in the car

Today was a quiet day given we weren’t sure how our bodies would feel.  Surprisingly enough we weren’t feeling to bad.  After a lazy breakfast of banana’s, pancakes and bacon we headed out to do the Chain of Craters drive –  a 38 mile drive that takes you down to the coast where the flows … Continue reading »

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