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- From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
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- Subject: RE: HAWAII -- LOTS of info!!!
- Message-ID: <1063580.2B61342F@cmhgate.fidonet.org>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 07:45:11 EST
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- My $0.02 worth:
-
- In her Hawaii summary, Susy Lewis writes/compiles:
-
- SL> The current volcanic eruption can't be seen without a hike
- SL> (but that may change anytime- there has been precursor activity
- SL> within Volcano Park this week, the word is that a new eruption
- SL> may start (possibly in the middle of a road in the park) today
- SL> or within two weeks...
-
- I don't know when the original poster first wrote this, but I was on the Big
- Island about a month ago and the new eruption (from Pu'u O'o) had been going
- for a couple of weeks at that point. It's a short hike to watch the lava
- flowing into the ocean now. It's well worth the time.
-
- SL> There is also a guy who will take you up to tour in an open-cockpit
- SL> biplane, I think it's $100-150, something I've always wanted
- SL> to try
-
- We did this, and it was neat. Helicopters are so trendy, I wanted to do it
- differently. It is cheaper than the helicopters, and the scenery is
- tremendous. These planes operate on both sides of the island; next time, if
- the lava is flowing, I'll do it from Hilo at night.
-
- SL> Recommended Restaurants (off the top of my head)-
-
- AAAAAAAAAAAAA! I did NOT see any mention of Cafe Pesto, the absolute best
- Italian restaurant you'll find outside of Italy. There's one in Hilo, but I
- only went to the original one in Kawaihae (top of the Kohala coast, about 4
- miles north of the Hyatt Regency Waikaloa). By all means, do NOT miss this
- place. It's a good 40-50 miles from where we were staying south of Holualoa,
- but we were there 3 times in 9 days. :-)
-
- SL> I could go on and on, because everywhere we went the environment
- SL> was so new to us and the people so friendly and the pace so
- SL> pleasantly slow, that the ordinary drive through the countryside
- SL> was filled with highlights.
-
- Amen, brother! I came back a changed person. My goal is to move there and
- become one of those friendly people in a slow moving environment, enjoying
- life, instead of the person I am now....
-
- SL> 1. Even if you don't stay there, you MUST check out the Hyatt
- SL> at Waikoloa (that's north of Kona in the resort area of Waikoloa).
- SL> Drive in, park like you owned the joint, walk through the
- SL> lobby and get into the passenger boats which will tour you
- SL> around the place and bring you back to the lobby. This is
- SL> open to the public (room rates start at around $300). You
- SL> won't believe what they've done to a place that was bare lava
- SL> beds just 6 years ago. And, depending on your sensitivity
- SL> to massive outlays of money, you'll love it/hate it. But don't
- SL> miss it!
-
- Room rates actually start at $235, but during the off season (high season
- doesn't start until Dec. 20), they gave us one for $190. Yes, we stayed one
- night at the ultra-glitzy Hyatt Regency Waikaloa, despite having a perfectly
- good condo down the road a ways. Why? To be eligible to participate in the
- Dolphin Doubles program. That's right, we swam with the dolphins at the Hyatt
- Let me tell you, I wouldn't have missed that for the world. Later we found
- out that technically speaking we didn't have to be registered guests to
- participate, because business was so slow they were letting anyone off the
- street sign up for this, but it ended up guaranteeing us a spot. And if you
- want to do this, be sure to do the Dolphin Doubles program. It's _much_
- better than the Singles program. Just go and watch, and see what I mean.
- What with the room, dolphin program, video, and photos (w/negatives), we spent
- around $400 for the two of us to do this--well worth it.
-
- SL> 2. Plan to visit for at least ten days. Many people plan a
- SL> one week visit but find, to their dismay, that one week just
- SL> flies by and they are not ready to return home.
-
- Absolutely. I'd go for two weeks, myself. And keep in mind that depending on
- your state of origin, you could spend 17 hours just traveling to the place and
- then another 17 going back. Why spend all that effort for just a few days?
-
- And for the record, Kamuela looks like a very nice little town to live in.
- Kailua was just too busy for everyday goings-on.
-
- Aloha,
- --Adam--
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