Aloha 2011

Day nine

Tuesday in Kona is always a temple day for us and that’s what we did today. Here is a picture of the orchids near the entrance to the temple.

We came back to the condo, changed our clothes and hit the road to go to Hawi, a tiny town on the northern end of the island. There are a lot of artists up there and we enjoy browsing the shops.

As we turned at a highway junction, I noticed a sign advertising a woodworking competition/exhibition about a mile away. Lucky us! The show was right next to one of our favorite restaurants and we had a little bite for lunch before we checked out the woodwork.

When we walked into the little gallery, there was the cabinet that SF had admired in Hilo. It was a traditional Japanese Tea Cabinet. It was amazing. Every surface, inside and out, was smooth as glass and the woodworker had done it all with a traditional Japanese wood plane and not one bit of sandpaper. So, so beautiful! So, so expensive! But when we went back to admire it later, it was gone; purchased by someone with an extra $6900 and space for an exquisite piece of woodcraft.

There was lots of other beautiful woodwork to enjoy, and then we headed for Hawi. We browsed our favorite shops for a while and then headed back for Kona.

We stopped in Waikoloa and decided to eat at Roy’s. So tasty. We usually eat at the Roy's in Waikiki on our way home, but this year we aren't going to O'ahu, so we're glad there is a Roy's on the Big Island. It's definitely worth your time if you ever find yourself near a Roy's.


Somebody's Father figured out how to take some shows from our TiVo and hook his laptop to the TV, so we enjoyed a little TV before bedtime while we listened to the surf.