THE BIG ISLAND/HAWAII (4 nights/3 days) With 4 nights here, there were 3 trips we really wanted to do on the island, two of which I’d booked in advance: The Mauna Kea Summit Sunset and Stargazing trip ($320 each) Snorkelling Trip to Captain Cook Bay ($110 each) Viewing the Manta Rays...
This was the island that had drawn me the most to Hawaii in terms of landscape – the Na Pali cliffs looked amazing as did the north of the island.In fact, the boat trip to see the cliffs was my No 1 ‘must see’ of the whole trip – IF weather allowed.A long, long way to come if that didn’t play ball...
Breakfast of fruit and toast on the balcony, high 70s temperature as the sun came up.I should say now that we both arrived in Hawaii ‘walking wounded.’ I usually have two colds per year and generally throw the worst of them off after 2 or 3 days; Chris is rarely bothered with colds and has the...