sekimura.vox.com

The Big Island

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:31:59 -0700

I will never forget this vacation.

Hapuna Beach

[day 1: North Kona]

walked around Alii Drive
ate decent Poke and more at Kanaka Kava
snorkelng at Kamakahonu Beach
visited Mokuaikaua Church, the oldest church in Hawaii
sunset at Hapuna Beach

[day 2: Cool down the heat on back]

oil nassage spa at Hilton Waikoloa Village

[day 3: gorgeous place: Waipio Valley]

hiking Waipio Valley. crossed a tiny river and met wild horses
ate the most delicious tuna melt at Simply Natural in Honokaa

[day 4: Honokaa Boy]

Kalopa State Recreation Area, almost got lost in the middle of a native forest
watched the Japanese movie Honokaa Boy at Honokaa People's Theatre
drove from Honokaa to Hiro

[day 5: Volcano]

went Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Kilauea Iki trail, a moderate 4 mile hike into a an old volcanic crater
drove to Kalapana to see lava enters to ocean and barely could see it

[day 6: Hiro]

woke up early and went to Hiro Farmer's Market. Super lively market.
got 3 T-shirts and 2 Aloha shirt at Hiro downtown
went to Akaka falls. So impressive waterfalls.
dropped by Honokaa and had a pineapple and coconuts smoothie. yum.

[day 7: Mauna Kea]

joined the Mauna Kea Sunset and Stargazin tour. So, amazing experience.

[day 8: Just Beautiful]

Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
and snorkeling at Honaunau Bay. Turtles and tons of colorful fish on the coral.

[day 9: Cozy Beach]

the beach at the Mauna Kea Hotel is public. safe and not too big.
floating and reading a book under the shade of trees
Simply Natural again to make sure the best tuna melt sandwich.

Send to a friend

What we bought today

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:39:23 -0700

at Nijiya Market & Whole Foods Market. We also bought a 15lbs bag of Japanese rice which is not in the photo below.

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

Teardown

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:49:14 -0700

yep. I'm doing this *again*. I think I got used to it.

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

Resume

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:59:36 -0800

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

The Creamery

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:08:02 -0800

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

Teeth and Gums

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:50:35 -0800

Just made a model of teeth and gums from cardboard. I'm gonna use this at a speech class to demonstrate how to floss teeth.

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

it costs $7 per pack

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:08:46 -0800

let me try tasting it

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

vegetarian crispy noodle

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:25:17 -0800

長崎皿うどん、英訳わからず。

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

veggie burger

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:04:08 -0800

at Whole Foods.

photo.jpg

Send to a friend

heart Muni F

nobody@vox.com(sekimura) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:03:04 -0800

photo.jpg

Send to a friend