Paul gives us some of his special
liliquoi jam that he made himself. It's great on bagels for breakfast. Too bad we didn't feel comfortable bringing the unfinished jar in our suitcases home. Paul also brought us liliquoi juice which made a great drink mixed with either rum or tequila for pupus and drinks happy hours.
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| breakfast w liliquoi jam, Maui onions/tomatoes and papaya |
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| red hibiscus flower |
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After breakfast, we hit the local open air markets for gifts to bring home. The
Kona Farmers' Market is the first stop. My favorite part of the market is the extensive flower shop in the middle of the market. Each morning they bring fresh flowers from the Hilo area. Just $5 to $10 buys an amazing bouquet of tropical flowers.
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| Bird of paradise |
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Our next stop is
Alii Gardens Marketplace. While there we see a large
Kona spider literally shooting down a filament of web to the sidewalk from above. As we watched the spider wondering what possessed it to make such a bold move, we spy a large gecko waiting at the center of the spider's web for dinner to return home.
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| Kona spider avoiding a gecko |
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| Where did my dinner go? |
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Since the weather has improved we deem it time to return to
Kua Bay Beach.
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| Kua Bay Beach |
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Being a Sunday the beach is more crowded than earlier in the week, but we still find a good spot to hang out. Besides, surf's up.
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| Sunday crowd at Kua |
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| Our area next to lava rocks |
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At first we simply watch the local kids do tricks on the waves using just their bodies or boogie boards. It's truly amazing the spins and flips those kids can do on the waves. Not just the boys too... some of the girls can blow all the boys away with their skills.
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| Local kids take measure of the waves |
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| one catches a ride on a boogie board |
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| Wipeout! |
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The waves are irresistible to Peter who doesn't consider a trip to Hawaii to be complete without spending a day body surfing.
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| Peter catches a wave |
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| and another |
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| and another |
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The others join in having fun in the surf.
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| Jamie checks out his boogie board |
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| and gets a nice ride |
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| So does Suzy |
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It's Peter's birthday so after a day of beach fun we head for Happy Hour at the
Royal Kona Resort with a large wrap around bar overlooking the ocean.
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| Birthday boy |
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| Paul enjoys the party and his Mai Tai |
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It's
St Patrick's Day and everybody's in a festive mood.
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| St Patty's at Royal Kona bar |
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| 90 year old Irish/Hawaiian musician belts out the songs |
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Colors deepen as the sun sets. YES - we even get a green flash this evening. A fitting end for St Patrick's in Kona.
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