Circle Pacific - Sun Princess

Hilo, Hawaii - Day 59 - 18th August 2016

We met at 8am for our private tour with "Big Island Aina Tours". This was a tour that I had organised and we were a group of 8.

Our tour guide was Gil who was there to meet us on time with a nice new, clean, air conditioned van and our tour was for approximately 6.5 hours.

The weather was perfect with a nice breeze that was pleasant for walking through the rain forest and the Volcanic National Park.

Our lunch stop was at the Macadamia Farm which for us was the signatuary ice-cream! After lunch we visited the Rainbow Falls and the black sand beach.

Our tour finished at around 2.30pm and Gil had offered to drop us off at Ross for our last retail fix but alas after dropping those who wanted to go back to the ship including Peter we were caught in a traffic jam. As we only had an hour before we had to be back on board we decided to turn around and head back to the ship…. our stress levels were greater than the need for last minute bargain shopping!! Ross will have to wait for another visit! To drown our disappointment we headed for happy hour in the Wheelhouse Bar…..

Another great day in Hawaii and a fabulous sailaway on deck 11 with good friends and a wine or two!

Five days at sea before Papeete, Tahiti…. can't wait for my sea days….

Quick Facts:

Region: On the east side of the big island Hawaii

Climate: 127 inches of rain/year - one of the wettest cities in the world. A pleasant tropical rainforest climate year round.

Language: English (but there is an official Hawaiian language)

Currency: US dollar (USD)