On Thursday morning, we, along with Billie, Tyler and Caleb, left Hilo to spend a few days in Kona, which is on the west side of the Big Island. It was about a 2 hour drive. Once we got there, we found our condo and found out when we could check in. We were so pleased with our accommodations there at the Kona Coast Resort. I booked it through Priceline.com, and we only paid $77 a night. It really worked out so well for us, especially with the kids. Dane had his own hide-a-bed in the living room, and there was a full kitchen and washer and dryer. So, we were able to eat breakfast and lunch there at the condo, which helped save us more money.
After finding our resort, we quickly ate lunch and rushed over to the pier, where Lane, Dane, Tyler and Caleb had reservations for a submarine ride. They said it was lots of fun. The area around the pier is so pretty, and the water is so clear and blue. Billie, Sydni and I spent some time window shopping nearby while we waited for them to return.
Dane, with his sub card
Then, we headed back to the resort and were able to get checked in to our condo. Here are some pictures of it.
That evening, we went to one of the local luaus, and it was neat, and the food was good. Well, some of it was weird, but the rest was pretty good. The luau started at about 4:45 and lasted until about 8:30, which ran into Sydni's bedtime, so we ended up having to leave about 30 minutes early and missed the fire show finale.
This is the pit that they cook the whole pig in. It tasted really good, I thought.
They had a little royal procession and told some of the history of Hawaii.
We forgot to take our picture at the luau, so we took this one when we got back to the room.
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