Throughout the years we've traveled to some pretty amazing destinations around the World, but there's one destination that keeps drawing us back in for more: the Hawaiian Islands. Cue the ukulele music and ocean breezes... Over the last 11 years we've traveled to these incredible islands over ten times to celebrate college graduations, anniversaries, Christmas,… Continue reading Heading Back to Paradise: Our Christmas Trip to Kauai
Although it feels like I just started writing about our most recent visit to the Big Island, this post marks my last in this series. Which means it's time for the Big Island Round Up. I started the "Round up" series a few years ago in order to recap our adventures and provide a source for location tips, lessons learned… Continue reading The Big Island: A LAVA Roundup
We had been spoiled on our dive day so far -- a whale, two manta rays, a honu, schools of fish, and the good fortune of diving with an endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal -- and as the sun set over the horizon I had a feeling that our Night Dive with the Manta Rays would be even more exciting.… Continue reading A Feeding Frenzy off the Kona Coast
Our trip to the Big Island was originally supposed to include two dive days -- allowing us to add another four dives to our Log Books -- however, on our very first night in Kona I was hit with a severe bout of food poisoning. And after 12 hours of trying my hardest to keep even… Continue reading An Unexpected Visitor at Garden Eel Cove
If there is one teensy-tiny-little drawback to the Big Island (if there even is such a thing), it would be the limited number of beaches on the island. When you fly into Kona you'll see a gorgeous coastline of solid lava rock and if you're anything like me, you may wonder, "Where are all my beaches at?!" 🙂 The… Continue reading A Beachin’ Time on the Big Island
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