Leaving the Big Island

It’s been almost a week since I landed in Hawaii and flew straight to the big island. On arriving at the resort we were feeling a bit exhausted so spent a few quiet days resting and chilling out at the resort in Kailua-Kona. At the local farmers markets I tried Kava for the first time. Not particularly memorable aside from the numb tongue and yucky taste. I was able to get some fresh coconuts so big thumbs up there :-)

I explored Kona via the trolley (local public transport), which came through the resort every couple of hours. It’s a quiet, touristy town by the sea, cute but not a great deal to do. A couple of days later a mutual friend from Brisbane, Marion, joined us for the David Wilcock conference. The conference was an awesome experience, lots of interesting people and new information to integrate. Anyone who is interested can check out his work here, www.divinecosmos.com

Today Vanessa, Marion, myself and Phyllis (from the conference) hired a car to explore the island. We saw the Captain Cook monument, Kilauea volcano and enjoyed a scenic drive around Hilo. Vanessa and I weren’t sure if we were staying the night in Hilo but made a spare of the moment decision to fly to Honolulu tonight. Marion and Phyllis kindly dropped us at the Hilo airport and we said our goodbyes.

Turtle on the black sand beach.

 Kilauea volcano

We're finally on holidays, yay!

Well, it seems like an eternity (3 months) since my friend Vanessa and I decided on a whim to pack up and leave for South America. The trip has since evolved to 2 weeks in Hawaii, 3 months in Central and South America and (for me) 3 months in the UK and Europe with stop off in Bali on the way home.


We finally arrived in Kona, Hawaii after 2 delayed flights, an unplanned $1200 fully refundable plane ticket back Australia, 1 missed flight and a pat down. We left Brisbane at midday 21 Feb and after 20 hrs of travel arrived in Kona at the same day and time. Longest day ever! We've finally managed some sleep and I am about to enjoy a massage - yay! :-)

Slight annoyance at Jetstar for the delayed flights, meaning we missed our Hawaii connection. They also forced the issue around buying a flight out of Hawaii despite US customs not even checking this. Since when is Mexico part of the US anyway? Not to worry, we are finally here and on holidays...yay!! :-)