Just a quick update from the middle of the Pacific. We actually need to catch up a lot on our writing with very interesting weeks on the Big Island, Oahu and Switzerland behind us, and we will… This morning we left Honolulu airport bound for Nadi, Fiji, in a 737-800. Well, we were just ahead
Our last days in Hawaii presented our home away from home in its real beauty again: sunshine on the beach, great surf, a bit of wind, good times with friends. A real jewel we found is Kalama Beach Park in Kailua. We started with skim boarding on our boogie boards, which Robinson has come to
Upon our return from the Big Island we were blessed with news of the biggest swell in a decade arriving from the North the same night. The entire island of Oahu was in eager anticipation of the biggest surfing event in the world, the EDDIE AIKAU invitational, which takes place at Waimea every winter in
It is good to have the family together.
The Big Island is larger than all other Hawaiian islands together and is unique on this planet as it contains 11 of the 14 climatic zones found in the world. It is also the youngest one of the Hawaiian islands and will be joined by another one bubbling up just to the South East in
If you want to get in touch with Mother Earth, you will not get much closer than at the volcano on the East side of Big Island. This is where you get close to Pele, the goddess of fire and creation. The volcano is very active, it has been actively expelling gases, fumes, and lava
Our time on Maui is coming to an end, and we are leaving yet another magic spot. This island is full of energy, wind, waves, climatic zones, lush vegetation, and an eclectic mix of people from around the world. In just over two weeks we have met more interesting people than we would in our
There are incredible things that grow here in Hawaii and the locals have come up with ingenious ways to make your taste buds scream with joy. The air is filled with tempting sweet smells of fresh flowers such as the plumeria leaves, which are everywhere on the ground in various colour shades and are often
The further you move away from Kona on the West coast or Hilo on the East coast, the more you get „off the grid“. There are plenty of places deep in the lush vegetation or high up on the mountain or far down in the South were people live completely undetected: no visitors, no telecommunication,
If you think “beach is beach” have a look at this spectacular beach: Punalu’u Black Sand Beach. There is a wonderful bay of fine black sand beach with incredibly turquoise water. In this warm sand the Hawaiian green sea turtles like to lay down and take a nap or watch us play. There were more