On our first full day on the eastern side of the island we did some exploring of the area. We began by driving the Jeep topless down a long bumpy lava road. Apparently this strange moonscape area used to be the lazy beach town of Kapoho before 1960, when the volcano decided to go that […]

Our second day on the island we began by exploring the Hilton resort in Waikaloa. It was pretty cool, complete with dolphins, a lagoon with sea turtles, and a huge pool system that had a sand kiddie pool, a waterfall cave, and slides connecting one pool to another. After Marion woke up at 5am, we […]

First off, apologies to all of the grandparents who were expecting a little video chat from our vacation. We fully intended to bring the webcam and we're just as bummed that we forgot it. To make matters worse, it appears that we are staying in a Verizon dead zone, and apparently our “people” are working […]