Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.
It is amazing how different one island is from another. Pretty much the same flowers and the same feral cats, but a whole different ambiance. There is much more land here. And fewer people. That makes the atmosphere more laid back and mellow.
OC and I took a sunset stroll through the Keauhou Beach Resort gardens. We came upon a small pond surrounded by vegetation. I was looking for flora to photograph when the water caught my attention. In lieu of a tripod, I braced the camera on OC's shoulder, and took a couple of pics. They pretty much sum up the perfection that was today.
Our stroll through the gardens brought us face to face (okay, ankle) with a mongoose, two geckos, several birds, a couple of cats, and a huge variety of exotic plants and flowers. The beauty is breath-taking.
Kalakaua Cottage, a replica of the beach house of King David Kalakaua, which was built on this site but destroyed in the late 1950s. King David used to fish and swim in the tide pools OC and I are hoping to get a chance to snorkel in tomorrow. I understand Keauhou Beach is a natural honu habitat. If I'm lucky I'll get a photo.
Aloha!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Greetings from Kailua-Kona
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Makaha Resort
The Makaha Resort Golf Club labels itself, "Oahu's Hidden Secret", but this is a secret too good to keep quiet. The staff is efficient, courteous and unobtrusive. They materialize when you need them and disappear when you don't.
We found the resort through our favorite online travel site, and I would encourage you to do the same, however, before you book give the resort a call. You may be surprised by an even lower price. Remember that travel site has to make money, too. Sometimes their price is the lowest, but on average I save between $10.00 and $50.00 per reservation by bypassing the travel site and booking my own stays. (The advantage to the travel site is their guarantee that you will be housed should something go wrong. When you book your own stays you do not have that protection.)
Coming soon ... Breakfast on The Lanai.