There's something fishy about this build...

[Slocke]

48$ to park and then I have to take a tram to the room.

 

[Slocke]

But I'm here and I got a free upgrade on the rental car so that's nice. Hopefully will get to snorkel this evening.

 

[Slocke]

Room view

Room view of sharks?
White tip reef sharks?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kexCAZQRdERwMQ7g6

 

[JoJosReef]

Are you in the Hilton?

 

[Slocke]

Are you in the Hilton?

Yeah…
So far I'm not impressed

 

[Stang67]

Room view

Room view of sharks?
White tip reef sharks?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kexCAZQRdERwMQ7g6

Stang grabs snorkel and fins........

 

[Slocke]

Its 8:23am. If I were at home it is unlikely I would be out of bed.

This morning I have driven to the other side of the island. Done two “hikes” to see two of Hilo’s biggest draws. Kaumana caves and rainbow falls. Now I'm having a breakfast of fish.

Was asked if my fish should be rare. I said **** no because I cannot eat raw fish before noon even in Hawaii. The coffee though is :drooling-face:

Also learned that the Hilo Spartans are not good. They are not bad. They are just intermediate

 

[tbrown]

Its 8:23am. If I were at home it is unlikely I would be out of bed.

This morning I have driven to the other side of the island. Done two “hikes” to see two of Hilo’s biggest draws. Kaumana caves and rainbow falls. Now I'm having a breakfast of fish.

Was asked if my fish should be rare. I said **** no because I cannot eat raw fish before noon even in Hawaii. The coffee though is :drooling-face:

Also learned that the Hilo Spartans are not good. They are not bad. They are just intermediate

Looks vaguely familiar...

 

[Stang67]

No hikey hikey. Scuba scuba.

 

[Slocke]

No hikey hikey. Scuba scuba.

Canceled. Swell is too strong.
Anyway if I had gone scuba would I have seen a humpback whale jump completely out of the water?!

 

[Stang67]

Canceled. Swell is too strong.
Anyway if I had gone scuba would I have seen a humpback whale jump completely out of the water?!

And who wants to see that, I mean really. Keep May 2-9 2026 open dive shop is going to Clark's caye in roatan.

 

[Slocke]

Maybe I should clarify
This mornings dive was canceled
Manta tomorrow
Another 2 Saturday
So stop your crying you pansies!

 

[Reefering1]

 

[Stang67]

See any nuts? Or pineapple plantations?

 

[Slocke]

 

[Slocke]

Photo update 2:
Big tree!

Second picture of the big tree and if you look close you'll see a cultural event occurring: a homeless man being arrested.

Brave bird

Grumpy birds

Then I took a wrong turn and ended up in Japan. Unfortunately it was not the worst I got lost today:

Also saltwater guppies, some sort of jack, and barracuda

Next did a 3 mile hike to this random bay.

Great hike and when I got there tons of turtle and a humpback whale!!! (whale not included in photos)

Also blenny!

And of course how else how to unwind after a 3mile hike but do a suduko

 

[tbrown]

Photo update 2:
Big tree!

Second picture of the big tree and if you look close you'll see a cultural event occurring: a homeless man being arrested.

Brave bird

Grumpy birds

Then I took a wrong turn and ended up in Japan. Unfortunately it was not the worst I got lost today:

Also saltwater guppies, some sort of jack, and barracuda

Next did a 3 mile hike to this random bay.

Great hike and when I got there tons of turtle and a humpback whale!!! (whale not included in photos)

Also blenny!

And of course how else how to unwind after a 3mile hike but do a suduko

Did you eat at that Cafe overlooking the tree? They've got great Loco Moco!

 

[Slocke]

Did you eat at that Cafe overlooking the tree? They've got great Loco Moco!

Nope
Ate at this really good cafe in downtown Hilo. The Booch Bar

 

[tbrown]

Nope
Ate at this really good cafe in downtown Hilo. The Booch Bar

We ate at a restaurant downtown but I forgot the name. I think it was pizza.

Booch Bar is the one about two blocks down from the farmers market on the corner across from the grocery store?

 

[Slocke]

Photo update 3:

If you thought me getting lost and ending up in Japan was bad well prep yourself because this time I saw some bug scary yellow turns and somehow ended up on mars. The Martians called the place I was Mauna Kea which is significantly taller then mount Everest apparently.

Luckily I managed to find my way back to earth and found myself somewhere in Scotland