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Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 7
Number of Comments » 1A new day in Hawaii dawned and it was going to be the busiest day of the trip. Carrie, Allison and I were heading to South Point, which is the southernmost spot in the United States. We had other destinations in mind as well, including Place of Refuge and Volcanoes National Park, if time allowed. […]
Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 6
Number of Comments » 0Gecko’s dinner OK, if you’ve read the previous installments then by now you know the drill: we get up, eat a light breakfast and hang out on the lanai. This had become our normal island morning routine and it remained so today. Tuesday, or third full day, was one of the more relaxed days of […]
Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 5
Number of Comments » 0In the last episode, we left off with our heroes trapped in the fiendish Tapioca Laser Hut of The Ferro Pharaoh. Slowly the sugary laser cut a deadly path towards their toes! Would Hero Man be able to escape somehow? And what of his plucky sidekick, Expendable Lad? Find out after the commercial break… Ok, […]
Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 4
Number of Comments » 0Morning view from the lanai The following day started much like the previous one: with Allison waking up far too early. This was followed by a leisurely breakfast on the lanai, checking of email/news/Twitter on the lanai, and discussing the day’s plans. On the lanai. Today was going to be the day we drove over […]