Snorkeling at Mauna Lani Bay

We went snorkeling at Mauna Lani with Manono and friends John and Vicky. The water wasnʻt all that clear today, but it was cool to swim around in an aquarium.

Kirsty enjoying her first time snorkeling!

 Mauna Lani bay with the Kohala Mountains in the background. It rained for a few minutes, but we didnʻt mind.

 Coral reefs everywhere, not a blade of grass to be found.

 Lots of sea urchins!

 Parrotfish

 Yellow tang.

Butterfly fish?

Very large coral formations.

 I think this is a pufferfish.

Wearing Manonoʻs yellow bandana to attract the tang fish!

Peace my friends!

Holo Holo Honomu

We took a little break from the farm and drove over Hilo side to a small town called Honomu. Things grow a little bigger on Hilo side!

 This is an avocado tree, planted probably in the 40s. The avocados weigh in around 2-3 pounds each. The girth of the tree is amazing!

Huge papayas as well!

 Gerry (the owner) has a few bees.

 And a koi pond.

And bananas, of course!

 These two hibiscus flowers were the size of medium-sized dinner plates!

We drove a short distance to Onomea bay. Nice place at the top!

We also went for a little dip at Richardson Beach in Hilo.

Black sand makes for disappearing slippas!

Peace my friends!

Kirsty Stripping On the Lanai

Easy now, not that kind of stripping! Kirsty is stripping the ohia logs we are going to use to redo her kitchen.

 John and Vicky from down the road were kind enough to give us some ohia logs they harvested from their property. Kirsty is using a machete to strip the bark off.

Nuff said!

Peace my friends!