Boat drinks Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Having boat drinks after a long wonderful day of snorkeling. We are the fun train.

Snorkel heaven. Lost contact Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We found the most beautiful snorkel spot in the world and then I lost my contact lense. So we have to drive back to hilo to get me another one so we can snorkel some more. We’ve learned some valuable hawaii travel lessons. Here are some:…

Best day ever! Puna bound Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Today we wandered around hilo and puna. Tom jumped off a big rock and I jumped off two small ones because I’m chicken. Then we went to the lava swimming pool, then some volcano heated snorkeling at isaac hale park, followed by some floating in…

Rainbow falls, illness hilo Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We like the nature.

Tonight’s hilo dinner at home Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Cabbage, japanese cucumber, mango and papaya salad marinated in rice vinegar and mac nut oil. Beef fajitas marinated in huli huli sauce, with sauteed onions and bell peppers. White rice, fresh guacamole and blue corn chips.

Hanging at "home" Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Today, since Tom is recovering from a sunburn, we are hanging at home. He’s got a little bit of blistering on one arm but he’s doing ok considering how long we were out on the water. I discovered a hand typed recipe book from 1977 at the…

Fun in the sun with a price Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We spent two days driving around the island. Last night we had dinner at the fish hoper in kona and today we went snorkeling. It was tom’s first time and he loved it. We went out twice for a very long time each…

Dinner at fish hoper Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We’re having snapper and oriental chicken salad at an oceanside restaurant in kona and we are about as happy as two people can be. We had an amazing day at the beach and tomorrow I show tom how to snorkel. We are blissful.

Ok, pilule this is paradise. Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We found it at spencer beach.

Akaka falls Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We got our rental car today and are just wandering the island. We went to akaka falls just outside of hilo for some obligatory waterfall pics then headed down to what I guess is a good swimming hole on a calm day but it was too choppy to…

Hello from coconut island Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence The beach is fine, pharmacy the water is fine, we are fine.

Day two Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Aloha! We had a nice day today. We woke up, made some coffee, had some fresh pineapple, then headed to a fast food drive-in place cafe 100 for some perfect hawaiian breakfast. I had two scoops of rice with portuguese sausage and fried eggs. Tom had toast instead…

Almost paradise Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence “Almost paradise” is the song that keeps running through my head, over and over again. But its in a sarcastic way. Don’t get me wrong, we’re still having a good time, but the place we’re staying in is well… sort of like taking a vacation in a run…

Choo choo plane Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We’re on a choo choo plane to Hilo now. We didn’t think we were going to make our connecting flight. But thanks to “hawaii time”, we had all the time in the world. In one hour give or take, we will have reached our destination. Two weeks…

Waiting with Sudoku Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Our plane was delayed so we’re stuck in oakland airport. Its been a looong morning. There was a hydrolic leak in our plane so they had to replace a part. We are two hours nehind schedule. I was sort of looking forward to a long delay in…