Hope's Travel Blog

We are finally here in Kona. After the 5 hour delay in Seattle, we were rerouted to Honolulu and delayed another 5 hours there. We arrived in Honolulu at around midnight. Our flight to Kona was scheduled for departure at 5:18 am. We had the option of going to a hotel on Honolulu and rebooking for a later flight. We opted to stay at the airport and wait for our flight. It was a good choice. Honolulu has had rain for about 40 days in a row, so hanging out there would have been depressing. We earned ourselves two flight vouchers for $200 off, which will get me to England sometime in the near future and maybe some other fabulous location. Suggestions are welcome!

We picked up our car – which has a retractable sunroof and lots of pickup – at around 7 am and headed for my parent’s condo. We made a stop for coffee and a donut at the nearby Internet café. When we got to the condo, we had a nice surprise awaiting us. Mom and Dad had upgraded their condo so Connor and I have a room to ourselves with two twin beds. The condo also has two levels, three bathrooms and a surround sound system. It’s really nice. It’s also big enough so that I could have brought all of my friends along.

Today we did a bit of exploring around one of our favorite places to wander, Ali’I Drive in Kailua-Kona. We had to hit the Scandinavian Shave(d) Ice place – Connor’s favorite – and were able to visit ‘Ahu’ena Heiau, which was King Kamehameha’s personal heiau or temple. Photos of both are included below.

Both Connor and I had very little sleep last night, so we all headed back to the condo at around 4 pm. We plan to head to the pool and then try to rest, so we can get going early tomorrow.

PS Wish you were all here.