Our Hawaiian Vacation: First Stop of Kohala Day Trip
As I mentioned in an earlier post, on days that Dorothy was scheduled to work we stayed close to home. On days that Dorothy did not have to work we explored more distant places on the Island of Hawaii.
On our fourth day in Hawaii (Thursday, May 20th) Dorothy wasn’t scheduled to work. We took advantage of Dorothy’s day off work by taking a circular driving tour through the Kohala Region. Here is a map of the route that we took while exploring the Kohala Region.
The Kohala Region is located north of Kona. The Kohala Region is diverse in that it contains lush forests, dry lava desert, windswept grassy plains and extraordinary beaches. Our first stop on our tour was at one of the extraordinary beaches. Manini’owali Beach (or Kua Bay as it is also known) is part of Kekaha Kai State Park. The beach is located about 12 miles north of Kona.
Manini’owali Beach Picnic Area
Manini’owali Beach
Bob and I at Manini’owali Beach
Don’t you love my hat? It served two purposes. The hat kept my hair from blowing into a tangled mess, and it prevented the sun from burning my scalp!
My next blog post will contain more details and photographs of our circular tour of Kohala.
14 Responses to “Our Hawaiian Vacation: First Stop of Kohala Day Trip”
– your hat is not as cool as my Laurence of Arabia hat!http://www.myrabo.com/4images/data/media/40/P9140020-r.JPG(looks a lot better though:)Arne
Linda: It is great to have a native guide when you are exploring. What great fun. Any hat that keeps the sun off you is good.
The ocean is such an amazing color. So very beautiful!
Oh I cannot get over how gorgeous that water is… I've always heard that the water around Hawaii is blue/green… SO pretty…Love your hat.. I have a similar one which I bought when we were hiking at Tallulah Gorge in the RAIN.Hugs,Betsy
I wear a hat outside a lot too – your hat is much cooler than mine! Love your pictures too.
Glad to meet you Linda and Bob. Your photos are really all awesome, especially the sunsets. I've been reviewing the properties at flickr, i hope to learn from them. thank you so much.
seemes to be a great place for a holiday and a hat like that comes in handy at timesChristina, Sweden
All I can say is ONO so many great posts. I've been to Hawaii a couple times and now I'm thinking I really need to go back. Just back from vacation a wanting to go again LOL
I love the colour of the beach..Just beautiful!!Ram
Linda, the water there is so beautiful. I just love the color. Great photos and nice to see you and Bob.
The water looks so beautiful! But my favorite photo is the shot of you and Bob! I hear you about the hats… I burn easy and if I let sun beat down on my unprotected head, I get bad headaches. There's more than one hat in my arsenal here!
What beautiful blue water!!
Your photos of the beach are glorious! So pretty! I love the color of the water.
Brings back so many memories. Thanks for sharing.