After a week in Hawaii, I headed back to Seattle with Jen and Andrew to hang out for a few days. I've been to Seattle twice(ish) before and have pretty much exhausted the city's attractions, so I had no major plans other than to walk...
Hawaii really likes to warn you of things. Just sayin....
On our last day on the Big Island, we took a drive, a Hawaii road trip, and veered off onto what the road signs appropriately called the "scenic route." After leaving Hilo, we stopped for a quick hike on Onomea Bay Trail. We visited the...
I'm not sure if our car, or my lungs, would have made it safely to the summit that night. So we stayed close to the visitors center, and climbed a small hill to watch to sun set. I'm not sure I ever in my life imagined that...
TLC might have had a hit on their hands when they sang, "don't go chasing waterfalls," but when you're traveling around Hawaii you probably do want to chase those Big Island waterfalls. On our road trip around the Big Island we visited a lot of...
The Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo on Big Island, Hawaii....
We spent three nights in Hilo on Big Island, Hawaii, mostly because it served as a good base to explore some of the other areas of the island: like the waterfalls, and the Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo, and the Mauna Kea mountain. But when planning for...
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island in Hawaii....
When I pictured spending my 32nd birthday in Hawaii, I kind of imagined tanning on the beach, swimming in the ocean, eating raw fish, drinking fruity cocktails, and making out with a bleach blonde surfer. Instead, the night ended at 9:30pm passing out on a too-hard...
If there is one thing that an adolescent addiction to family sitcoms had taught me (and, lets face it, it taught me many things), it is that in Hawaii they hand out leis like they're going out of style. You arrive at the airport: you...