(more and higher resolution photos here) On Thursday we ate breakfast at HiBlend Cafe before heading to the airport to take our short hop flight to Kauai.  On Kauai we got Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) On Wednesday we ate breakfast at a little coffee shop before heading north to the Dole Plantation.  We ate “dole-whip” (the same pineapple ice cream Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) On Tuesday we woke up to sunshine peeking through the clouds and we were lucky to keep the sun with us (as well as intermittent Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) On Monday we went around the corner from our airbnb to a Korean hole-in-the-wall that our host had recommended.  The place was called Me’s Korean and Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) On Sunday morning we ate a simple breakfast at a local place by the beach before getting picked up for our “swiming with dolphins adventure.” Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here)  On Saturday morning we headed to the Costco at Sam’s request.  As a consolation prize we got to go to the beach across the street. Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) On Friday morning Sam finished her acai bowl leftovers from the previous day and I drove down to Basik for a new one.  Apparently the Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) Thursday started off with another Sammy request; Kona coffee. Before doing that though Sam picked out a breakfast place called Basik Cafe, which served granola Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) For breakfast on Wednesday we headed to Hilo Farmers Market (Mom this is where your new jewelry came from) and found the only Mangosteens possibly available Read more

(more and higher resolution photos here) For those who don’t live in Los Angeles, you should know that despite the smog we often do have breathtaking sunsets.  Often these occur Read more