Kona Reef Condos

We are staying in a one bedroom condo at the edge of Kailua-Kona.  We have a full kitchen and have made good use of it for our breakfasts and packing picnic lunches.  There are three buildings in this complex and they are clustered around a beautiful pool, hot tub, and barbecue area.  Many of the condos are owner occupied so it is a pretty quiet place.  Just right for us. 

A llittle back alley runs from our parking spot to the downtown restaurants and shops.  This area is delightful, but really busy.  We have learned to avoid the traffic snarls by driving around that part of town whenever we leave for an adventure.  We have a wall of windows looking out to our covered lanai, then a strip of grass, then the rocks which are constantly covered by ocean waves.  Our bedroom at the back of the condo has louvered windows which help to pull the trade winds though the condo, although there is and air conditioner for reall hot days.

I am grateful to be retired and to be able to take a fewer more days here in Hawaii.  It was great to spend much of today just hanging out watching the waves and spying on the big cruise ship that appeared in the harbor overnight.  We lazed by the pool and swam and swam and swam and watched the surfers catch waves.  The weather is perfect - sunny and 80.

We went a few blocks into town after watching the cruise ship pack up the thousands of extra visitors and move on to another island. We had dinner at a casual little Indian restaurant overlooking the ocean.  Rick spent dinner watching three little girls do the hula in the shopping area adjacent to the restaurant.  They were adorable and very serious about their native dance.  After dinner we walked to the Kona Inn Shopping Mall which is really an old motel type inn that has been turned into a series of small shops.  After finding just the right t-shirts we went back to our favorite ice cream shop for some toasted coconut (me) and macadamia nut (Rick) ice cream.  A perfect end to a perfect day.