Day 5. An early morning surf to start the day for Mike and Chris. They body-boarded in the Banyans beach directly outside our balcony in the early morning sun. They were not alone. The same collection of local surfers were out again, including the same young boy - about ten years old - who is out surfing virtually dawn till dusk every day. Not surprisingly, he is pretty good at it! Today we were able to make the most of Kona Boys excellent arrangements, whereb...

Day 2. After our early night we all woke early at first light, to the sound of surf and the dawn light illuminating the surf with a pink glow. Mike and Chris set off on a training run heading south on Ali'i Drive and Bill and I headed north. Sharky decided to swim across the bay and do some snorkelling. Despite the early hour we were in good company. Swarms of runners and cyclists were already up and about - a mixture of local joggers, ironman athletes and holi...

Day 4. Busy and adventurous today today! Started at 6am as planned, to try to keep Chris prepared for his early start on Saturday and make the jet lag less intrusive. Ran south down Ali'i Drive for about five miles passing beautiful houses,beautiful beaches and lots of beautiful people out running and cycling. Home for a huge breakfast of fruits and eggs & bacon. By 10 we were ready to set off for today's adventure to snorkel at Captain Cooks Monument in Kea...

Saturday 3rd October. A good sleep does wonders and after a quick coffee we were back in the shuttle and off to Los Angeles airport. All checked in, there was plenty of time for a hearty American breakfast of omelettes and breakfast pizza.... A crafty switch to extra leg room seats was a great idea and we enjoyed a comfortable five hour flight west to Hawaii comparing notes from our two Hawaii guide books! We stepped off the plane into a wall of humid heat. Bi...