01.31.10 (posted 02.01.10) - after a grueling 11+ hour flight, my hubby and i arrived in kona airport on the big island of hawai'i. we had to walk down a flight of stairs from the plane. how very old school! the weather was great. a bit humid but a welcome break from the cold front hitting the east coast. it was in the late evening when we landed and we couldn't see much of how the area looked like. a few observations we noticed is there are no street lights on the highway. it was pitch black. we later learned that it's because the part of the island we are on is mostly comprised of lava rock.
we got to the resort and we were starving at that point. most of the restaurants on site were already closed. we had no choice but to order room service which always costs an arm and leg. oh well. what are you going to do?
our room is nice and spacious. no view unless you consider looking out to a golf course as opposed to the ocean. meh... not great but it could be worse. we could be looking out onto a parking lot. additionally, our side of the resort happens to be facing onto a bird garden. charming at first but the chirping can be deafening when all the birds are up. after a long flight from nyc, frenetic bird chirping are the last thing we wanted to hear. i can take sirens, loud party goers, but birds... that's a whole other beast literally.
i guess i can't complain. we are in paradise and hey, how many times can you say that you were sent to hawai'i for work? aloha!
Beautiful shot, looks like painting!
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