My blog got off to a late start as my computer evidently adopted the "Hang Loose" mode right off the bat. But not to worry, I'll see if I can get caught up now.
We played two rounds of golf, one on the Kings and the other on the Beach course. Both courses share the same Club House at the Waikoloa Resort. They're both beautiful but the Beach was especially gorgeous with its signature hole, number 7. Surrounded by the water, it made for a pretty spectacular view. The course had a lot of sand and even more than sand, was a lot of the black lava throughout the fairways. My ball found it all. It was a tough couple of days of golf but luckily we had lunch and a cold drink to look forward to afterwards.
We stopped at "The Three Fat Pig's" restaurant for Happy Hour after our round of golf on the Beach Course. Mai Tai's and Pina Colada's were the house specialty and they did not disappoint.
Dinner at a beach restaurant called Lava Lava was another highlight of our trip. All dining was outside next to the water, the food was delicious with half our group having barbeque ribs and the other half fresh local fish.
Lava Lava was a little on the pricey side but there was a father and son duo singing Leonard Cohen, Simon and Garfunkel and some Van Morrison, so with their beautiful voices, accompanied by the sound of the waves we all agreed it was worth it. The waiters and waitresses were very friendly and welcoming and I would definitely recommend an evening at Lava Lava if you come to the Big Island.
We spent one day driving down to Kealakekua Bay where we thought we would find the Captain Cook Monument. After traveling miles of winding, narrow roads we arrived at a beautiful area that is a State Historical Park. it's on the south side of the island closer to where our second condo is. We never found the monument but did get some good pictures. When we were looking at the pictures later, Jean pointed out that the Captain Cook Monument was visible in our photos across the bay. Don't think we would have gotten there by car.
On the way back to the condo we stopped for lunch at Patz Pies and found the best pizza we've ever had, well, 2nd to Harris Pizza in Rock Island. The sign you see below is what drew us in there, fun place with excellent pizza that went very well with a cold "Big Wave" local draft beer. We weren't sure we wanted to try their "decent" wine!
Funny thing happened when we went Sam Choy's restaurant for a Chinese dinner. The waiter brought us water, and delayed taking our drink order, which turned out to be a good thing. We opened the menu to find $40 lamb and steak, etc., but nothing on the menu resembling a Chinese dish. We were looking forward to something more like Kung Pao Chicken.
We decided to go somewhere else that was more comfortable. I'm sure the food would have been good, but we were in the mood for an atmosphere that was a little more casual. We ended up at The Tropics Ale House, an Irish Pub for fish tacos and a Guinness - much more appealing to our mind set for the evening.
The fish here on the island is delicious, they use Ahi and Ono for fish tacos and also for their fish and chips. Another popular fish is Monchong, it's a white flacky mild deep sea fish and we had that a time or two.
Even with all the running around we've done we've spent a lot of time right here on this beautiful lanai, watching and listening to the waves. I'm finding it very meditative as I listen to the rhythm and at times actually feel the sea is speaking to only me. There seems to be a spirit out there, you can almost see it in one of the pictures below, where the sun is glistening on the water, as the sun was coming down. Incredible vacation indeed.
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