Followers of this blog know that I have often had doubts about Patrice’s suggestions for activities on our vacations but in the end I have a fantastic time. Today was another example. Patrice signed us up for an around the Big Island tour. We needed to get to the lobby at 7 AM for an 11 hour excursion via Kailani Tours [(808) 938-4057]. Lucky for us most of the group were staying at our hotel so we only had to make one other stop before we were on our way.
We had a great time with stops at Kona Joe’s Coffee Farm; Punalu’u Black Sand Beach; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; Rainbow Falls; and Akaka Falls. The sights were great and our tour guide was spectacular. If you decide to take this tour try to get Mike as your guide. Other guides might be just as good, but it is hard to imagine anyone being better,
We got back to the hotel at about 6:15 pm just in time for DINNER! Speaking of dinner, last night after dinner we decided to go see the Tom Hanks movie about Mr. Rogers, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”. It was excellent but much to my surprise (and Patrice’s) I didn’t cry. Am I getting hardened in my old age?
We head for home tomorrow. Patrice is not looking forward to that because as she put it, “Robert you are so much fun on vacation”. I guess that settles it, we will need to go on more vacations.
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