No . . . this waterfall is not in Hawaii. It is in Australia. My wife and I were traveling through New South Wales in Australia a few years ago. We were taking a road trip from Sydney north to Brisbane along the coast, checking out as many beaches as we could. We stopped offContinue reading “Legendary Ellenborough Falls”
Category Archives: Tourist
Punalu’u Black Sand Beach
When we started this adventure, we agreed that while we were working on the property, we would spend at least two hours every day at the beach. Any beach. Not too far away from our property is the “world famous” Punalu’u Black Sand Beach. I guess I’ve lived a sheltered life, because before I cameContinue reading “Punalu’u Black Sand Beach”
Honomolino Beach
Not the easiest beach access, but definitely worth the effort. About an hour south of Kona there is a turn off to the fishing village of Miloli. The sign says that Miloli is 5 miles away. More like two miles – if in a straight line. At this point, the road is about 1,000 feetContinue reading “Honomolino Beach”
Thar She Blows!
In January of 2019, we took a whale watching trip out of the Honokohau Marine and Small Boat Harbor aboard the 36 foor cruiser named Manta. The boat was handled by the captain and a deck hand. Talking with the deck hand, he told me that a few weeks ago he had come to HawaiiContinue reading “Thar She Blows!”
Halekini
Na’alehu is the southern most town in the USA, but it is not directly on the ocean. The road through Na’alehu heads east towards Hilo as it descends the hill toward the ocean. The town is about 500 feet above sea level – give or take. At the bottom of the hill, after driving alongContinue reading “Halekini”
Another Day . . . Another Adventure
Riding on a bus on my way to Kona. It is actually a large, rather comfortable bus – more of what I would call a motor coach. I got on in Waiohinu – at the chinese store that is no longer open. I wonder why. Someday I will have to ask. I asked my neighborContinue reading “Another Day . . . Another Adventure”
Leilani Estates
On May 3, 2018 Kilauea Volcano erupted in the East Rift Zone area outside the Volcanos National Park boundaries. A series of fissures developed along a fault line between the towns of Volcano and Pahoa. Most of them just bubbled up spitting out enough lava to cover a few acres and then quit, but thereContinue reading “Leilani Estates”
Ocean View
2017 Late in 2017, we made a trip to Kona to continue with our journey towards a vacation home/ retirement home/shack on the beach. We met with a realtor from Hilo and toured some interesting locations. We looked at a three acre parcel north and west of Ocean View Ranchos, a sprawling subdivision in aContinue reading “Ocean View”
A little bird once told me . . .
One of my favorite spots to spend a few hours in the afternoon is along the shore line to the east of Whittington Pier. Whittington Pier is an old pier that has long been abandoned Also known as Honuapu, this was once the site of a busy sugar cane center with a huge pier thatContinue reading “A little bird once told me . . .”
TropicalCastaway 