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Lava Hike Fail
We have been to the volcano, night and day, but we have yet to see any lava. The hot oozing deadly destructive molten stuff. The local news is reporting that the flow has reached the ocean. This is something we have to go see, options include a helicopter, a boat, or by foot. Our thoughts…
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Manta Ray Night Snorkel
If you come to the Big Island, you have to visit the Manta Rays. You just have to. The best and most exciting way to do this is by swimming with them. Other ways are to ride in a glass bottom boat or enjoy the restaurant lanai at the Sheraton in the evening. We’ve done…
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Manta Rays at the Sheraton
The simplest way to view reef manta rays is to visit the Sheraton Resort Kona in Kailua-Kona at night. Off the back deck of the restaurant Rays on the Bay you will see the mantas glide through the waters right at the edge of the surf. It’s not every night, but when they are there, it…
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Watching the Kona Ironman World Championship
I thought, “If one finds oneself on the Big Island during the Ironman World Championship, it would be silly not to experience a little of the excitement,” and I’m glad I did. Between the white water and the ships is a line of volunteers and a line of swimmers. For those who don’t know exactly…
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Manta Ray Glass Bottom Boat
One way to get a closer look at a reef manta rays on the Big Island is to take a ride in a glass bottom boat. One leaves from the Kailua-Kona dock and goes to either behind the Sheraton or behind the airport, whichever place poses the best opportunity for the mantas to be present. Drinks and a…
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The Chameleon
TG News Update We were returning from Hookena and found a chameleon attempting to cross the two lane road. In an effort to minimize casualties, we moved the wild beast off the path. Hope it was the correct side. Slowly it creeps up and over. We were lucky to escape with our body parts intact. There has never been a…
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Two Step Turtles
What snorkeling adventure would be complete without eyeballing a turtle. These are green sea turtles, honu in Hawaiian. They will cruise through the blue waters to visit the various cleaning stations made available by the local reef fish. Then ride the waves into the rocky shoreline looking for a decent patch of algae to munch on. …
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Spotted a Spotted Eagle Ray, Kahalu’u
We started out the day by going to Keoneele Cove by the Place of Refuge on the Big Island of Hawaii. Because of the dangerously rough surf, we couldn’t get in the water. We’ve never seen it like that. There were three people fishing at Two Step (the place where the divers and snorkelers enter the water).…
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Water Child
I wanted to share what I felt as the dolphins were swimming around me, disappearing into the blue depth then reappearing. I felt immense gratitude and peaceful joy. It was the satisfaction of a journey completed. It seemed so little to say about an event so special, that I knew I had to share the journey to explain the feeling.…
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Honaunau Bay Naia (Spinner Dolphins of Two Step)
We headed off for another day of snorkeling at Two Step. Two Step is an unofficial name for a small county park on the edge of Honaunau Bay. Pu’uhonua Honaunau, the place of refuge, sits on one side of this bay. Here also is the Keoneele Cove, essentially a boat ramp into the bay and…