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Sunset And Stargazing: Above The Clouds At Mauna Kea


Kona is famous for its sunny weather (plus sandy beaches and warm ocean waters). Hilo is known as one of the wettest towns in the US, with rain falling approximately 278 days out of the year. But on a positive note, with more than 130 inches of rainfall per year, Hilo produces gushing waterfalls; some of the most abundant in Hawaii.

Why am I talking about the weather? Because it was raining ALL day yesterday. We had breakfast, had a mellow day at the hotel, and then went to watch Deadpool 2 at the local theatre.

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Insta-Hawaii: Mauna Kea Observatories

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Exploring Hawaii’s Breathtakingly Scenic Hamakua Coast


Hello from Hilo! The Grand Naniloa Hotel by Hilo Bay is our home for the next couple of days and what a view!

We got in late last night from Kona, checking in around 11pm. We were pretty much driving in pitch black darkness, since there’s so little light pollution here. After settling in, Sean passed out from all the driving and I watched the Royal Wedding on TV. Were you watching?

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Insta-Hawaii: Akaka Falls

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Insta-Hawaii: Grand Naniloa Resort

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Insta-Hawaii: From Kona to Hilo

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Insta-Hawaii: Waimea Clouds

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On The Hunt For Petroglyphs

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One of the things we wanted to do on our trip was not to have a packed schedule. It was important for Sean to have a lot of relaxing time, lots of pool time, lots of do nothing time. Since Hawaii is definitely conducive to that, we found ourselves, with no agenda and taking on the day leisurely. Plus we had gained some time slash days back from dropping Volcano Village and Pahoa from our itinerary.

We headed out to to look for brunch spots, but not before our cute encounter with one of Hilton Waikoloa Village’s cockatoos, Butterscotch. The pink cockatoo was super friendly and attracting quite the crowd.

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