Posts in Tag: Big Island
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Mauna Kea – Driving the Saddle Road to the World’s Largest Mountain
This is the final post from an almost five week tour that Alison and I took to the four main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we found green turtles and green sand as we explored the area around the Fairmont Orchid. […]
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Pu’ukohola – Visiting the Site of King Kamehameha’s Rise to Power
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip that Alison and I took to the four main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. It was time for one final move on our epic (at least to us) Hawaiian tour. We packed up […]
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Keleakekua Bay – Snuba, Spinner Dolphins and Captain Cook
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip Alison and I took to the four main Hawaiian islands. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we concluded our tenth and final game of golf in Hawaii at the former Mountain Course at the Kona Country […]
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Pu’uhonua O Honaunau – Visiting Hawaii’s Place of Refuge
This is the final post of more than two dozen from a trip to the four major Hawaiian islands that Alison and I and friends took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we visited Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and marvelled at the Big Island’s […]
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Kilauea Crater – Crown Jewel of Hawaiian Volcanoes N.P.
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip to the four main Hawaiian islands that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we visited Maui’s Mount Haleakala National Park which features a dormant volcano. In this post […]