Today is the move from the windward side of the Big Island to the leeward, dry side and Kailua-Kona. The 2 hour, 93 mile drive passing in the valley between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea will end at Nahale (“forest”) Place and our host Chandra’s ground level apartment. Our base for the second week of Sharon’s vacation. Stopping along the way at Kona Airport to change cars from the low mileage Dodge van to a Chevrolet Cruz. Arriving mid-afternoon, unpack before out to a local restaurant -Quinn’s Almost by the Sea. Restful night, air conditioning! Crowing roosters and barking dogs left behind! And a week of new adventures on the other side….of the Big Island!
Street side 
garden
“Back Yard” patio from under the mango tree 
Mango’s
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