The original plan was to have us touring the northern tip of the Big Island, hiking and using binoculars to try to see whales off the coast. But….driving through that area the night before felt good. As in, we did it! 🙂 We didn’t really see too much that we wanted to...

This morning we woke up bright and early to make the two hour drive across the Big Island to Hilo. We took Saddle Road which featured stunning views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The landscape changed from green and tropical into a Mars-like area with just open spaces...

Monday morning we slept in a little and recovered from our huge day yesterday at Volcanos National Park. We knew that we had scheduled an evening swim with manta rays tonight, so the goal for the day was to snorkel closer to our home base and enjoy the Kona area....

We’d originally planned on touring Volcanos National Park on our first full day on the Big Island, but when Mount Kilauea stopped erupting days before we arrived, we bumped the park to our second full day so we’d have time to recover from traveling and the time...

We woke up and packed all of our beach and snorkel gear to prep for the morning. I was smart enough to pack a big beach bag and a soft cooler in my bag, and the ice packs we bought at Walmart were frozen and ready to go! We were originally going to make this a Volcano...

The travel day to Hawaii from Florida is a long one! We had a nice layover in Denver where we thankfully had no snow delays and were able to get some good food! Surprisingly, the long flight (7.5 hours) from Denver to Kona featured airplane seats without tv screens!!...