Kona is on the leeward side of the island of Hawaii. It is much dryer and offers much more tourist attractions. The ocean is shallow so the ship docked off-shore and we used the life boats to tender use ashore.
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| Ship off Kona |
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| Hawaiian Royal Palace |
Kona has the royal palace of King Kamenamena. The palace is a 19th century house on the shore that captures the breezes and has a fantastic view. An interpreter led a tour of the palace and described the brief history of Hawaiian royalty. The islands were not united until the late 1700's when the British explorers like Cook arrived. The royal ended in the late 1800's when the US imprisoned the last Queen who had no heir and then declared the islands a US territory. Hawaii became a state in 1959.
We enjoyed a nice lunch at Huggo's on the Rocks. We will definitely return next week for Happy Hour where drinks are $4 between 4:00 and 6:00. We did some shopping where Marilyn got a new beach bag and new designer knock off purse with free sunglasses. We sampled the great Kona coffee. We will definitely return next week to buy coffee for the week and to bring some home.
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| Dwight meets a friend |
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| Marilyn shows off her hula skills |
We ate dinner as we left port. The sunsets are disappointing as they lack the amazing colours we get at home. The leg to Kaui is the longest so the ship was travelling fast. Once again Marilyn found it hard to eat and relied on ginger ale and bitters to settle her stomach.
We look forward to Kaui as we stay in port overnight and can have a nice meal without the rock back and forth.
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