05May2014 - Day 4, Oahu to the Big Island

Today we travelled from Oahu to the Big Island of Hawaii. After breakfast we shuttled to the airport expecting a puddle jumper like June and I took in 1991 between Islands, but we got a jet bigger than our plane from BTV to JFK, so all went smoothly.  Even our beer made it, I stuffed a few beers in Ed's sneakers in his checked bag, I figured if they burst his shoes would catch most of it.











We arrived at the condo we rented about 3PM, nice place set back from the ocean with nice views.

They have something going on nearly every evening at the pool, Monday is free Pupu and music, the Pupu tastes better than it sounds.  We were served chips with bean dip, salsa, fruit, cake and juice while some local musicians played Hawaiian music.

View from the south pool.

Ed and Jean just kept doing this!!










Since it was Cinco De Mayo we decided to head down to the restaurant area for some drinks and dinner.   We settled on shrimp.

We walked to Bubba Gump's, it was a bit of a hike about 1.5 miles in each direction, but after traveling here today, it felt good to get out and walk.  The Big Island is very different from Oahu, it is much less crowded, we talked to one local and he said they consider Oahu their California or Vegas.

We got a nice table out on the deck overlooking the ocean.  In the back ground is the Royal Kona resort, we will have breakfast there tomorrow and that is where Sue and Roger will stay when they arrive today.

All in all it was mostly a travel day, but again the weather was just beautiful and we had another good day















We hope to explore the island by car today and get in some snorkeling.  Maybe a Luau tonight....