Saturday – August 15: Today we went exploring down south of Kona to 2-step beach. Unfortunately, there was a HUGE outrigger canoe race/s going on and the area was packed. The ranger advised us to head down to Ho’okena Beach Park to get away from the crowds. We took his advice and enjoyed the beach and the folks there.

Ho’okena is sort of a local place with a nice salt and pepper colored beach. As soon as we hit the water, we saw a baby turtle just enjoying his cruising in the bay. The water was clear and I wish I had the camera … but it was on the beach! Rosie and I went out later to see the turtle, but he/she was not in sight. We did see a miniature humu, about 1-2 inches long, but perfectly colored. He was very cute!

We stopped at Kona Joe’s coffee plantation on the way home to check out the coffee. They have trellis-grown coffee and have patented this process. I’m not sure I can tell the difference in their premium coffee, we’ll try it in the morning.

On the return trip, we did a few errands. We stopped at Sports Authority to get me some shorts for school. A while ago, I realized that stores here carry shorts year round, there is never a no-shorts season. I am set now for school in 2 weeks!

We had the Costco chicken enchiladas for dinner, they weren’t too bad!

Only 2 days left!