Monthly Archives: December 2022

Driving up Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii

We start our day in Mountain View, sampling the famous Stone Cookies which have been a staple at the Mountain View Bakery since 1936. The bakery is located on Old Volcano Road and what would be a more appropriate follow-up … Continue reading

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Botanical Gardens, Waterfalls, and Black Sand Beaches

In this fourth in a series of videos, we start our day in Pahala before heading north to Hilo and visiting the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and Akaka Falls. Afterwards we check out some old buildings in Honomu before visiting … Continue reading

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Mauna Loa and Night Snorkeling with Manta Rays

In this third in a series of videos, we start our day in Hilo before driving up the single lane road to the Mauna Loa observatory to find some Geocaches and then we drive across the Saddle Road so Emily … Continue reading

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Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

It’s the second day of our Hawaii 5-0 Birthday Adventure and this time we’re checking out some volcanoes (and other sights along the Chain of Craters Road).

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