| Subject: Re: planning for Hawaii |
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Dona,
My wife &I were at the Royal Waikoloan on the northern Kona coast a
couple years ago &loved it.We got up in the morning &walked along the
beach &came back &ate breakfast in the open-air restaurant of the
hotel.I hadn't shaved, only had sandals on, etc.-very casual-it was
great.
We rented a car while we were there &most mornings drove up the mountain to a deli &got giant muffins, banana + Knoa coffee for breakfast. This would hold us till early afternoon. We took driving trips over the mountain &around to Hilo &the lava fields.Take the time to drive to the coast were the lava has flown &entered the ocean-quite impressive!!! Hilo wasn't as interesting as I had hoped-Most interesting was info of how it was wiped out by Tidal wave in 60's. Several interesting stops on the eastern coast of the island-place where they filmed Waterworld(Kevin Costner). The drive around the crater road is impressive &lush!! Have a good time-wear plenty of sun screen- Burn can quickly ruin trip. Casual is word on cloths-I could liv e in shorts &T-shirts &sandals for the week. Good trip Tom |