Driving around the big island

We were slow starting today, and it was after 10 when we headed off. The Starretts and the Slatters split up for the day. We had my parents with us in the 7 seater van. Our original plan was to drive in to Kona, but a wrong turn saw us going North to Hawi. It was a very small, cute tourist town - much like a Hawaiian version of Morpeth. The boys had a ukulele lesson at one shop, Flynn bought a Kazoo, we picked up our obligatory holiday Christmas ornament, and we found some fabulous Hawaiian Go-Fish cards: "Do you have a humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua'a? Go fish." We then turned left and drove along the coast to Kona. It was about an hour-long drive and by the time we reached Kona we were pretty hungry. We stopped at "Laverne's" - a burger bar that overlooked the water. The food was good although the portions were way too large. On the way back to the house, we took an inland road up to Waimea. From one vantage point you could look down and see where the lava had flowed down to the ocean. It was pretty spectacular. We made a quick stop at Long's drug store on the way home and managed to pick up more interesting food. We came home with Peanut-butter Oreos, root beer float cookies, and watermelon drink. American food shopping is always a highlight for Jason and the boys (if you can call it food......).

Dinner tonight was curry night - two simple curies with rice. The kids are snuggled up on their futons watching Tinkerbell (yep, Tinkerbell) and we are having some quiet time.

R