Right now, we're getting our fill of NASCAR on TV while we hang out at home for a bit. Later, we're off to a coffee tour at Royal Kona Coffee Co. No beaches today, as we all need to recover from a few spots of sunburn. (D looks like he has a huge birthmark on the side of his face, while M has raccoon eyes where we didn't quite get the sunblock close enough on the reapplication.)
Huge rainstorm last night (our house is at about 1200 ft. elevation, where it rains a bit more often), but that just helps keep everything lush and beautiful. We have papaya, mango and avocado trees just outside the house.
Here's a sunset shot I took from our house's deck two nights ago:
It's now about 4 p.m., and we're back from our coffee tour where, amazingly, we met a woman from Longmont. What a small world. She and her husband moved here 2 years ago and recently bought a coffee and macadamia nut farm. They hope to have their own Kona coffee available starting next year, and she offered us a tour of their farm during our stay. We thought we'd wait for some of our coffee-loving friends to get here before we go.
We also visited Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park this afternoon. This "Place of Refuge," as it is known, was a place where someone accused of crimes against Hawai'ian royalty could try to reach to be blessed and absolved of their crimes. (Sounds a bit like confession, huh?)
2 comments:
Where do I sign up for the coffee tour?
I second the motion for a tour.
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