We're home and now Hawaii seems like a distant memory, a magical dreamy place that fairy tales are made of. But we were there. (I've got a ton of photos to prove it!) During our last dinner in Hilo we spent some time reminiscing and playing what I call "20 questions". In case you're planning a trip to the Big Island, here's what we concluded:
What was the best meal you ate?
Fish at Roy's
Stuffed Chicken at Volcano House
What was your favorite dessert?
Pineapple Upside Down Cake at Roy's
Triple Chocolate Brownie at Jackie Rey's
Lillikoi Cheesecake at Jackie Rey's
What was your favorite dining experience?
Volcano House overlooking the caldera
Lunch at Tommy Bahama's
Breakfast by the pool at the Kona House
What was your favorite sight?
The Kilauea Caldera Glow
The floor of Kilauea Crater
Waipio Valley Overlook
What was your favorite activity?
The Kilauea Iki Hike
The Luau
Riding the scooter
What is your favorite purchase?
Hawaii Volcano vintage poster, Hawaii quilted purse, wooden salad bowl, tiki idol, malasadas
What was the funniest thing you saw, did, or heard?
Underestimated how far it was to the Lava Tube
"Look Mom, it's a bunion tree!"
"Wow, that's the best cantaloupe I've ever eaten!" (It was papaya)
"We're here at the Botanical Garden looking at a bunch of flowers and some other weird stuff!"
Listening to the GPS voice speak Hawaiian
What interesting things did you learn or observe?
There are a lot of mongooses and they get along with cats
Chickens run loose
Cows graze in grass up over their heads
You don't have to bury water lines in Kona
The houses in Kona don't have furnaces
Most of the houses in Hilo don't have air conditioning
The chicken, pork, and beef all taste better than the fish
The roads are terrible and there's not enough parking anywhere
The street lights (what few there are) are yellow and point straight down (They keep it dark for the Mauna Kea Observatories)
There are lizards and a few bugs but no snakes in Hawaii
The streets have some strange diamond and jaw tooth designs when there are curves ahead
What will you miss the most?
The sound of waves crashing against the rocks at the Hilo house
Hiking the trails
The gorgeous views
The good weather
The smell of flowers
Malasadas
Where would you like to go next?
Rome
Puerto Rico
Italy
Paris
We had a wonderful time and made memories that will last forever. But now we are back home and we've got a mountain house to build.
Aloha Hawaii!
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