ON THE ROAD: Kona!

We moved from one side of the island to the other in the night.  Now we’re on the Kona Coast, where many fine hotels are found, and the quaint charming town of Kailua-Kona is located.

We boarded the tender and landed close to town, where we walked around and looked in shops. We had lunch at a place that used to belong to Don Drysdale, sports legend.  Craig left us to go to a Starbucks, laptop in his briefcase.  He had some work to do.  We agreed to meet later for an adult beverage before getting back on the tender.

I was delighted to learn that fresh ono was on the menu and I couldn’t resist: however, my eyes were bigger than my stomach and I had a very light dinner that evening.  We learned that the local market was open, so we spent some time -and money -there. It was a gorgeous day.

We spied the Kona Inn on the way to the market, which had been closed but was now open again, possibly under new management, and decided that we should have our adult beverage there.  As we looked at the landscaping, I noticed a shy ginger cat under the fence.  She was not interested in becoming friends but she allowed a few pictures before she ran under the building’s foundations.

After our shopping, we settled in for a delicious tropical libation, as we stared out at the ocean and our ship. Ah..vacation!

As we walked back to the tender, I noticed the changing of the colors of sky and sea..

And we watched the sun set from the balcony as the ship sailed away, gazing at the sky, sea and foam – mesmerizing!

After dinner -soup for me -we enjoyed the show of the evening.  The group was called Four by Four and they did music from the Beatles and the Beach Boys to the Four Seasons -very entertaining.

Tomorrow we’ll have two days on Kauai, the Garden Isle, the last stop on our voyage.  It’s my favorite island, and I hope you’ll see why when you see the photos.