The last thing I needed this week was a mini vacation.
I’ve got papers to grade, a website to build, freelance stories to finish and an event at Hawaii Theatre to organize this Saturday.
Then again, maybe it was the perfect time for a getaway.
My boyfriend, who hails from Kealakehe on the Big Island, had gone back home for Spring Break. (He’s a doctoral candidate at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.) So I decided to join him in Kona today through Thursday.
There were a few things I knew I wanted to do: see the damage caused by the tsunami, eat pork chops at the Manago Hotel and drive to Honokaa for malassadas from Tex Drive In.
Here’s what we did on our first day in Kona:
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nonstop hits the road again! i needed this vicarious getaway. keep the gorgeous pics and food porn coming.
nonstop hits the road again! i needed this vicarious getaway. keep the gorgeous pics and food porn coming.
Cat, great trip. Thank you for sharing your pics and words. If only there were pretzels there…
Cat, great trip. Thank you for sharing your pics and words. Too bad no pretzels there. 🙂
Cat, great trip. Thank you for sharing your pics and words. If only there were pretzels there…
Cat, great trip. Thank you for sharing your pics and words. Too bad no pretzels there. 🙂
Welcome to the Big Island. Tex’s Malasadas? She go 🙂
So how did they get the house back on land? They had a massive cleanup of the bay. In the water had lots of debris including window screens.
Welcome to the Big Island. Tex’s Malasadas? She go 🙂
So how did they get the house back on land? They had a massive cleanup of the bay. In the water had lots of debris including window screens.
Really like seeing some new scenery. Thanks for sharing pics from this trip.
Really like seeing some new scenery. Thanks for sharing pics from this trip.
Mahalo for sharing, Cat! So newsie of you to go look at Tsunami damage… 🙂 Have fun!
Mahalo for sharing, Cat! So newsie of you to go look at Tsunami damage… 🙂 Have fun!
Mahalo for sharing, Cat! So newsie of you to go look at Tsunami damage… 🙂 Have fun!
St. Benedict’s Painted Church looks really pretty. I like all the murals. Looks like it’d be an awesome church for people to get married in. 😉
St. Benedict’s Painted Church looks really pretty. I like all the murals. Looks like it’d be an awesome church for people to get married in. 😉
St. Benedict’s Painted Church looks really pretty. I like all the murals. Looks like it’d be an awesome church for people to get married in. 😉
@WildeOscar a comment! 🙂 Thanks for participating!
@WildeOscar a comment! 🙂 Thanks for participating!
Hello Cat!
The Painted Church is were you should have your wedding at.
Hello Cat!
The Painted Church is were you should have your wedding at.
Hello Cat!
The Painted Church is were you should have your wedding at.
Hello Cat!
The Painted Church is were you should have your wedding at.
Hello Cat!
The Painted Church is were you should have your wedding at.
i’m looking forward to a BI visit some day. thanks for the pic
i’m looking forward to a BI visit some day. thanks for the pic
i’m looking forward to a BI visit some day. thanks for the pic
Great pictures! … Seeing the picture of the tsunami t-shirt struck me as being a bit odd…. the fact that people are trying to make a buck on a tragedy seems wrong to me. So many lives lost in Japan and many people in Hawaii have been affected too, as shown in your pictures.
Great pictures! … Seeing the picture of the tsunami t-shirt struck me as being a bit odd…. the fact that people are trying to make a buck on a tragedy seems wrong to me. So many lives lost in Japan and many people in Hawaii have been affected too, as shown in your pictures.