Nov 8, 2005 - the sunny side of life

The Big Island is an island offering spectacular contrasts. Twelve distinct climate zones exist here, from tropical rain forests in Hilo (yes, yes, the wet area we chose to live in), arid desert in Ka'u to the snow-capped summit of Mauna Kea. In fact, this island is exactly as its name implies. Encompassing 4,028 square miles, it is twice the size of all other Hawaiian islands combined. Large enough to hold five volcanoes, including the world's most active—Kilauea (which has been spewing molten lava since January 1983). Hawaiian legend...

Oct 1, 2005 - Kona, Kauai

Since the last update, we've been to Kailua-Kona, which is on the big island of Hawaii. We just walked around the town here. Calvin found some good triathlon clothing here for cheap! We had a super-yummy Japanese lunch here. It was super-hot, so we had a swim (at the place where the Ironman swim is at). Then we were off to Kauai. The trip overnight was very windy (70 kilometers per hour) so the boat was moving around a lot. On Kauai, we went to Kilauea Point where there are tons of Red-tailed and White-tailed Tropicbirds, Wedge-tailed...

Apr 22, 2005 - Kahuluu Snorkel and Captain Cook Area

Got an early start to the beach on this beautiful fine day. Began with a snorkel at Kahuluu. Spotted lots of lovely colorful fish and turtles. Just amazing. Then drove down to the southern part of the island to Captain Cook. Stopped at some art galleries and antique shops along the way. The coastline of the Captain Cook area was messed up by Hurricane Iniki, and there is no easy way to get to the monument. The monument marks where Captain Cook was killed by the Hawaiians. Had we been a bit more informed and organized, I suppose we could...

Nov 2, 2004 - Dominica - San Juan - LA - Kona Hawaii

Aloha! Well I am now in Kona, Hawaii! I arrived last night after taking 4 flights to get here. I am shattered and energy levels are low, I need to get my head together and gather my strength to continue with my travels. I had to make the decision to leave as I was in danger of jacking in this whole trip to be with Robbie. It was really painful and upsetting for both of us as if both of our situations were different then we would want to be together. Lots of tears and promises to stay in touch and we have spoken a few times already. We could...

Apr 20, 2002 - Hawaii will Awe Ye

Copyright 2002 Dave Rich 734 words jdavidrich@yahoo.com Hawaii will Awe Ye The big island of Hawaii will awe you to bits, guaranteed. You might naturally think it's the volcanoes that will awe you because five brutish volcanoes created the really big island, 250 miles in circumference. It'd take all day to drive around it which is too fast because you'd miss most of the volcanoes. You have to start with Volcano National Park where an active one spews red hot fountains of lava. You see the Park movie explaining how the islands were formed...