After a delightful 2 days on Oahu we sailed overnight to Hilo, for another 2 days, one night. Jeremy Stringer, the Dean of Student Affairs, and I joined forces and headed to the Kona side of the island. Jeremy had a time-share condo awaiting for us in Kona, so I rented the car. Jeremy, my navigator, got us off on a rocky start. About 4 miles from the airport, where we rented the car, he says, "I think the ocean is on the wrong side". Drat, they turned the island around on us...well, one u-turn later we were now headed in the right direction....north. After checking into the condo our first stop was "Snorkel Bob's" to rent our snorkeling gear.
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| The fish of Hawaii |
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We snorkeled at the Kahalu'u Beach Park, only about 4 miles south of Kona. While we did not see all the fish shown on the poster we did see over a dozen different species plus huge turtles. The shallow (about 4 to 5 feet) and warm water allowed us to view the fish up close and personal in great comfort.
After a fish taco snack we headed north to view the sunset and enjoy the grounds of the Four Seasons Resort.
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| Jeremy and his Chi Chi |
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| Sunset in Paradise | |
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On the second day we headed back to Hilo via the southern route stopping at the Black Sand beach which was chock full of turtles. Our much too brief stay was punctuated by our last walk up the gangway back into the MV Explorer for our sail to San Diego.
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| Black sand beach | | | |
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