Report from South Kona

Off on Saturday morning to the road south and destinations wild and fun . Dewey the dog had a nice little setup in back with a boogie board to lay down on as we cruised . Rigged up a little safety line so he couldn’t jump out . Had some of the camp kitchen along strapped down in back behind Dewey . After hitting the road a large truck was hauling some giant round thing that was most likely to become some ones house out in the far reaches of Ocean View . It was a percarious load and they didn’t take advantage of the turn out to let traffic pass . Causing some wild passes by the cars in front of us . LOL After our turn and a long strait away we made it in the clear and made good time stopping at the Bakery in Naalauu . Getting a bit out of control we may have bought too many items . Driving along the wild coast , rising up to Volcano nat. park we hit a thick cloud that had settled down making a fog like condition to drive in , strange and Gothic , just on coming head lights now and again appearing just as they passed out of then gloom . When hitting the 3000 foot elevation we broke threw the upper part and hit some misty sunshine as we stopped at the bird park for a little walk and some Espresso making . Dewey had a nice time in the grass and dirt as we had some coffee and enjoyed the ever changing weather . Misty one minute , sunshine the next .

We didn’t go thru the Park , since we plan to camp next weekend , but made a short drive thru of Volcano village enjoying the lush rain forest and many colorful flowers about the area . Dropping back down from the 4000 foot level we made our way down along the rainy hwy cruising into Hilo . Hit the old down town area and strolling along , hitting the farmers market for a few items of produce . A small little stand had a really good Green Papaya Salad , spicy , even the medium one had a head clearing effect LOL . So good , we ate it standing under a covering as a little rain shower came down . Loaded up our purple sweet potatoes , Sour Sop , Green Beans , Tomatoes , Garlic and large white radishes . We made our way along the Banyan tree lined road and rolled along in the truck back up into Volcano having another little coffee a little dinner in the camp ground . The air cool and brisk before having a open road back up the coast to home .

Ute and I had a great time , though a bit full from all the treats . : )

Peace and Love Abounds