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Reef Shark at Keoneele Cove
June 13, Wednesday morning we went to our “manta ray place” in Kahauloa Bay, but the water was too rough, again. So we headed back to the Keoneele Cove (Two Step). We parked across the street from the cove on the Catholic church grounds and carefully read their signs to make sure we could have animals…
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Painted Church in Hawaii
The Painted Church, in Captain Cook, Hawaii is a must stop. The Painted Church Exterior 2012 Built in 1898 and painted from 1899 to around 1904 by is definitely worthy of a trip. Our favorite part was the painting of the arches. The church is an easy drive on one of my favorite streets simply called…
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Kohala, Hawaii to See the Sun
Quite a contrast, the first three days in Kailua-Kona were very gray and overcast with volcanic smog. The ocean was gray with no obvious horizon, the water just blurred into the sky. It was much worse than the haze of L.A. We’d read about vog but really were not prepared for it. We didn’t know how much we’d miss…
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Finally in the Ocean!
One of many house geckos. June 8, Friday: The next morning, we found and photographed our house geckos, then spent the rest of the morning unsuccessfully looking for a beach again. At lunch the friendly person running the counter in Captain Cook at the Up Country Bakery and Cafe called his girlfriend who was a vet tech to get directions…
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