After our big adventurous day, we needed a day of rest and relaxation. We slowly enjoyed our breakfast while reading the paper. Then we walked around for a bit – I bought some rare white honey that is only produced on the Big Island. I’ve had it for breakfast a few times and liked it a lot! We read on our hale porch and enjoyed the warm weather.
The buffet lunch was as tasty as ever. Joe met a guy from Philadelphia along the buffet line and he gave us each a Sam Adams to enjoy with our meal. We lazed around more after lunch until our sunset cruise.
The cruise left around 5:45 and took us along the coast. The guide pointed out Michael Dell’s house and other beaches and bays along the way. As the sun descended, we drifted in the undulating waves and watched it peek in and out of the clouds and then finally disappear below the horizon. On the way back, the guide kicked it up a notch as we flew over the water. We had to hold on tight; it was similar to a roller coaster!
We had dinner al fresco and luckily we had an umbrella over our table because it started to drizzle big rain drops. We enjoyed 3 courses, ending with a chocolate toffee dessert that left us immobile. After our food comatose wore off, we headed towards the black rocks near the shallow bay. Kona Village shines a bright light into the water where many small fish swim at night. The real attraction is the manta ray with 6 foot wingspan that comes in the shallow waters to eat the small fish. After about 5 minutes of waiting we were treated with this large, open-mouthed creature flapping its wings and swooping for dinner.
Sorry it's a dark picture. If you look closely you can see the outline of the huge manta ray!
The buffet lunch was as tasty as ever. Joe met a guy from Philadelphia along the buffet line and he gave us each a Sam Adams to enjoy with our meal. We lazed around more after lunch until our sunset cruise.
The cruise left around 5:45 and took us along the coast. The guide pointed out Michael Dell’s house and other beaches and bays along the way. As the sun descended, we drifted in the undulating waves and watched it peek in and out of the clouds and then finally disappear below the horizon. On the way back, the guide kicked it up a notch as we flew over the water. We had to hold on tight; it was similar to a roller coaster!
We had dinner al fresco and luckily we had an umbrella over our table because it started to drizzle big rain drops. We enjoyed 3 courses, ending with a chocolate toffee dessert that left us immobile. After our food comatose wore off, we headed towards the black rocks near the shallow bay. Kona Village shines a bright light into the water where many small fish swim at night. The real attraction is the manta ray with 6 foot wingspan that comes in the shallow waters to eat the small fish. After about 5 minutes of waiting we were treated with this large, open-mouthed creature flapping its wings and swooping for dinner.
Sorry it's a dark picture. If you look closely you can see the outline of the huge manta ray!
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