Key West to Kona Part 2!

Wow, it has taken me a whole minute to get back to this and throw some pics

and bloganometry up your way, but that is because since

I got back from Hawai’i there has been a ton of

stuff going on here in the ATX.

I will be filling you in with an ATX exclusive blog so

you can see exactly what all I have been up to on the home turf soon,

but for right now I want you to sit back and relax and think about

a relaxing breeze, palm trees, delicious food, and chill vibes.

Because this blog takes place on the Big Island!

Upon arrival I knew this was going to be quite a

different vibe from Key West, and I was

absolutely correct.

Although, I stayed at probably the poshest place on the island

the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel,

which was originally built by the Rockafeller Fam and has one of the best beaches on the

island, my first night I had dinner plans at the Four Seasons Beach Tree Restaurant,

where I saw my hommie Steve Carell.

The true reason for my trip was my friends Gabe and Christine’s wedding

and we had the rehearsal dinner there.

I met Gabe and Christine on my trip a year earlier in Italy, where

the two fell in love.  Gabe being from Hawai’i

and that being another piece of the puzzle of their story made

it the perfect location for the wedding.

Let me say this was a really beautiful wedding!  I have pics,

but I am gonna keep that to myself for privacy reasons for the lovely couple.

Well, I might have one just so you can see the location on

the 3rd hole of the Mauna Kea golf course.

After the wedding and reception were over we spent the next day on the

island with Gabe, Christine, and their daughter swimming until

finally it was time for the Mauna Kea’s famous Clambake!

Later that night everyone else left, but I stayed on for a few extra days to chill and tour the island.

The first day I rented a convertible and drove around the south side of the island

all the way to Hilo, which I might say took all day!!!!

But first I saw my first Hawaiian black beaches on

the way to the volcano!

After heading to Hilo and all the way back to the

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel I needed a a rest because I had a Jeep reserved

for the next day to take a ride down a steep hill and do some off roading in

Waipi’o Valley.

This place was amazing and totally secluded.  It is where the river meets the ocean and

is truly magical!  I did some hiking and tried a Portuguese doughnut filled with

guava after my dip in the deep blue ocean.

The next two days were filled with me just chilling and swimming at

the Mauna Kea Resort.

I had such a crazy time in Key West that I just needed to rest and suck down

some delicious lava flows oceanside!

That was pretty much it for my Hawai’i trip,

but it was a much needed escape after the wreck and everything else that had happened

in Key West.

Lots of new crazy stuff has happened since so keep your eyes open!

~XOXO~

Cain