Today we are in Kona, on the southern side of the big island. There is no port so we had to anchor and get the tender boats to the shore. We booked onto a snorkelling trip to Kealakekua bay which apparently was the inspiration behind the reef and fish species in Finding Nemo. The catamaran… Continue reading Snorkelling in Kealakekua Bay
Category: The Big Island
Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
This morning we went on a cruise excursion to OK Farms where we had a tour around the orchard and visited two beautiful waterfalls. Our tour guide Toni-Jo picked local fruits for us to try such as longans and rambutan, then took us to the mama cacao tree where she opened a cacao fruit and… Continue reading Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Last night we went to a quiz and then watched a comedy show, Paul had a few too many beers so was suffering this morning! We are docked at Kona today but did not get off the ship as it was docked out at sea and the tender boats were transporting the guests to and… Continue reading Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park
We left Maui yesterday and sailed overnight to Hilo on the big island of Hawaii. We booked another shore excursion for today as one of the volcanoes has been erupting recently and Paul really wanted to see some lava! We boarded the coach at 9am, again the driver was really funny; he liked to tell… Continue reading Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park