Hawaii days 10 & 11

At our last B&B, we met an extremely adorable retired couple, Peter and Linda from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They've been coming to Hawaii every year since the mid nineties, so they are practically experts. We spent two evenings chatting with them late into the night (which for us means till past ten). I loved their vocabulary, featuring words like "a fortnight" (sorry to say, I don't know how long that is exactly and was too embarrassed to ask) and "Crikey!". This pic shows them with other fellow breakfasters yesterday morning.

 We left that B&B and headed to the black sand beach in the southern portion of the island. It was pretty, the water a lovely blue.

We met an old turtle lazing about on the beach.

Next, we went to Kona and stopped at The Coffee Shack for lunch. I met a friendly lizard.

The lunch was TOP NOTCH. Ono fish sandwich, locally grown salad, and a decadent lime pie washed down with locally grown Kona coffee. Aaaahh. Now that's what I call a lunch. Next we toured a coffee plantation, which was super interesting.

They grow, harvest and roast. It was the Holualoa Kona Coffee Company. I'd never seen coffee growing before. It is so pretty, red to green berries and shiny dark green leaves. Next more snorkeling on the east coast, then on to Waimea Gardens Cottage B&B in Waimea. The place
features natural wood floors and furniture in a modern studio layout with beautiful grounds about. The town lies in a valley below tall green rolling hills. I could definitely live here. Today we toured Anna Ranch, a museum which used to be a working cattle ranch, as this is a big ranching region.

Tomorrow to the beach all day to swim and snorkel before heading home. Hawaii is the best.