I really wanted to make Inoke's first Father's Day a memorable occasion; so I planned a little weekend getaway for the three of us to Kona. It was AWESOME! You would think that after living in Hawaii for nearly eleven years I would be well traveled to the outer islands, nope. This was my first time venturing out to the Big Island. Inoke had been there a couple times for work and so he was very excited to "show" me the sights of Kailua-Kona. Wesley hooked us up with a super deal at the Marriot Waikoloa Resort. Wooohoo, it was a beautiful resort about twenty miles north of the airport. Super secluded, and super nice. There were three swimming pools at our disposal, a 24 hour gym, and a view to die for. It was fabulous. We had a wonderful weekend checking out the sights. I had wanted to do four things: work on my tan at the pool, see the Captain Cook memorial, see the "City of Refuge" or Pu'uhonua O Honaunau, and check out the Kona Temple. We did it all and then some.
On our way to the airport Inoke was grumbling a bit about how we should just stay home for the weekend and is it even worth all the trouble to go... blah blah blah. By the time we rented his dream car (a Hummer) and cruised out to the resort watching the sun set on the Kona Coast, his attitude had done a 180; all of a sudden it was "Why are we only staying two days? Can't we stay longer??"
Above are some slide shows of our weekend...
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Good job making father's day awesome! WAY more than I did (or have ever done!) I LOVE the big island, I've stayed at that resort for a conference...SO nice! I'm glad you had fun!
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