Monthly Archives: January 2023

Hiking to Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii

Posted on January 30, 2023 by danocan

It’s our last full day on Hawaii and there is still one place left on our “must visit” list: the famous Green Sand Beach, known properly as Papakolea Beach. It’s an almost three mile hike each way but we’ were … Continue reading →

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Glass Bottom Boat Tour on Hawaii’s Big Island

Posted on January 23, 2023 by danocan

We are entering our last weekend on Hawaii and we continue to tour and sightsee on the Big Island. The highlight today is touring on a glass bottom boat to check out some fish and sea creatures.

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Kona Coffee Living History Farm

Posted on January 16, 2023 by danocan

We are kicking off our second week on the Big Island of Hawaii and it’s my first day as a 50-something. It wouldn’t be a DanOCan special day if I didn’t get in a little Geocaching and we start by … Continue reading →

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My Last Day as a 40-Something

Posted on January 9, 2023 by danocan

Our seventh day on the Big Island of Hawaii and it’s the last day of my 40s. This was the day we booked our official Hawaiian lu’au so we didn’t want to stray too far away from Kona and the … Continue reading →

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Exploring the North Side of the Big Island

Posted on January 2, 2023 by danocan

We don’t always plan our days. Sometimes we enjoy just seeing where the winds take us. We start at Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site and then just decide to start driving north and see what we find. We visit the … Continue reading →

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