If anybody has been reading my Blog and I know you have because of the "hits" I have had on it, I did comment in an earlier dispatch that I would give my verdict on Hawaii at the end of our stay here. Well that time has come because we fly first (as well as First Class) back to Honolulu in the morning and then onwards to Los Angeles to continue our American travels.
If my assessment was purely based on Oahu then I would have said that we were glad we had been but that the overwhelming memory would not be of the beautiful beaches, coast and mountains but of the hordes of people that populate the island and make it more like an ant colony than a holiday paradise.
The Big Island on the other hand has been a pure delight despite us not having the greatest of weather and it has successfully redressed the damage done by its smaller sibling. We have managed to cover the whole island more than once! It does live up to its name because it is very big but you never get the impression that it is crowded and we have been able to enjoy the motoring and all the fantastic sights and sounds that it has to offer without the crush of people.
The other factor as well is that we have been staying in the most beautiful Airbnb home which is owned and run by the remarkable Rhonda who is a human dynamo despite being not much younger than the two of us. She goes way beyond what we have experienced before and we have marvelled at her energy and commitment to this venture which she started 3 years ago. When I booked this place, I couldn't believe the quality of the reviews given but having now stayed for four nights, they are well deserved.
And so we move on in the morning, hopefully with successful flights - the connecting one from Hawaiin Airlines to American Airlines is the key one but how can a 45 minute flight be late? I hope that I haven't just given it "the kiss of death!"
If all goes to plan then on landing in LA, we will be picking yet another hire car up from our old friends Avis and setting a course for Death Valley with an overnight stop in Bakersfield.
I have to add a PS to this final post from Hawaii and it relates to coffee. I should have spoken about it in more detail somewhere else because here, they really take coffee seriously and serve some of the best there is. We have sampled the delights on a daily basis and I have included a photo of my last one in the Pacific which was superb. Unfortunately, tomorrow we will be back to the wishy washy stuff that Americans are used to!
If my assessment was purely based on Oahu then I would have said that we were glad we had been but that the overwhelming memory would not be of the beautiful beaches, coast and mountains but of the hordes of people that populate the island and make it more like an ant colony than a holiday paradise.
The Big Island on the other hand has been a pure delight despite us not having the greatest of weather and it has successfully redressed the damage done by its smaller sibling. We have managed to cover the whole island more than once! It does live up to its name because it is very big but you never get the impression that it is crowded and we have been able to enjoy the motoring and all the fantastic sights and sounds that it has to offer without the crush of people.
The other factor as well is that we have been staying in the most beautiful Airbnb home which is owned and run by the remarkable Rhonda who is a human dynamo despite being not much younger than the two of us. She goes way beyond what we have experienced before and we have marvelled at her energy and commitment to this venture which she started 3 years ago. When I booked this place, I couldn't believe the quality of the reviews given but having now stayed for four nights, they are well deserved.
And so we move on in the morning, hopefully with successful flights - the connecting one from Hawaiin Airlines to American Airlines is the key one but how can a 45 minute flight be late? I hope that I haven't just given it "the kiss of death!"
If all goes to plan then on landing in LA, we will be picking yet another hire car up from our old friends Avis and setting a course for Death Valley with an overnight stop in Bakersfield.
I have to add a PS to this final post from Hawaii and it relates to coffee. I should have spoken about it in more detail somewhere else because here, they really take coffee seriously and serve some of the best there is. We have sampled the delights on a daily basis and I have included a photo of my last one in the Pacific which was superb. Unfortunately, tomorrow we will be back to the wishy washy stuff that Americans are used to!
Our Big Island Home
Looking Out Over The Estate
Full Of Light
The View From Our Loft Bedroom
Great Coffee In Hawaii
Hawaiin Sunset Tonight
So, So Beautiful Watching The Sunset
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