Farmers' Market in Kailua Kona
On our first morning back on Kona, we go to the local market to pick up fruits, veggies, and flowers. Mornings are generally the best time to do things as the weather's best then and the heat of the day hasn't set in yet.
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| Stalls at Farmers' Market |
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| Even early the clouds start to build up over the volcanoes |
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The array of tropical fruits is candy not only for eating but for the eye as well.
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| Papayas, mangoes, avos, bananas, and pinapples |
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| Peter buys mangoes |
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| Beautiful large mangoes |
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| Of course we have to get a pineapple |
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| and tropical scented soaps |
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We buy soaps from Doug English, originally from San Diego. |
After we get the basics, it's time to buy flowers. For $5 to $10, we can buy a large assortment that would easily cost 5 times or more on the mainland.
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| Anthuriums |
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Flower Lady
wraps up our choices |
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| Birds of paradise and red ginger |
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| I put the finishing touches on our flower arrangement |
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Keauhou Bay
Since we have some time before meeting Allie and going over to the house to check it out, we decide to take a walk to Keauhou Bay. Along the way, we pass all the vegetation Kona is famous for.
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| Bougainvillaeas and palm trees |
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| Monkey pod trees and more bougainvillaes |
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It's a gorgeous morning on Keauhou Bay
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| People hang out on the beach in front of the bay |
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We miss our friends Scott and Beth as they have moved back to the mainland. They both belonged to the Keauhou Canoe Club and we used to go out paddling with them.
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| Keauhou Canoe Club |
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| Outriggers ready to go |
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| Kayaks and surfboards ready to rent with Tsunami alarm |
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We wander by the cliff where King Kamehameha III was born. No hospital bed needed here.
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| Lava looking like giant turtle head overlooks birth place |
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| Marker and historical plaque |
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On the walk back, I can't resist taking a few close ups of the flowers in bloom.
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| Plumeria - the classic flower for leis |
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| Hibiscus |
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| of course, the ever present bouganvillea |
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Hawaii is a landscaper's paradise. In fact, the resorts snap up the best making it hard for homeowners to hire them. When we were getting bids for creating the garden around our house, it was hard to find people to even give us bids. One group of guys showed up with the motto "We show up" (not "We do great work" etc) splashed in large letters along the side of their truck. Guess the rest of them would rather go surfing. Island time is not a concept to be taken lightly on Kona.
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| Landscaping at Keauhou Resort |
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| Condo building where we are staying |
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Our Rental House
Speaking of work, it's time to stop goofing off and get to work ourselves. We meet Allie, our property manager, for lunch and then head over to the house.
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| Peter, Rebecca and Allie discuss repair needs |
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| Ali'i and Rebecca - new tenants |
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| Humm... it doesn't look too bad this time |
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After buying needed materials for the next day and researching others, we head home for the evening.
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| small waves break on the lava cliffs |
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| Sunset outside the condo |
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| Evening in the condo |
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