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Last time Michael and I were in Kona we never made it over to the Hilo side. We’d planned to do it a few times but always got a late start to the day and it’s a LONG drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since we were staying in Waikoloa Village (about 45 minutes north of the downtown Kona area) we were slightly closer to Hilo. Wednesday morning we got up and had a quick breakfast and then hit the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drive is long but interesting. We took the Saddle Road to the highway that goes by Mauna Kea<\/strong><\/a> . There were lava beds, rolling hills, interesting trees, goats, and the protestor’s camp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first stop was Carlsmith Beach Park<\/strong><\/a>. Logan did really good on the drive over there (about 90 minutes or so) and we wanted him to run around a bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a beautiful park with tidepools and little swimming holes. It would have been a great place to swim and explore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hilo can be pretty rainy. My parents stayed in Hilo for a week before we arrived and they said it rained pretty much every day. We got lucky and it was perfect weather the day we went there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We made a quick stop at Walmart and then met the rest of the group at Akaka Falls<\/strong><\/a>. It was a really pretty drive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love Hawaiian flowers. They were so pretty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hike was really cool. It was two waterfalls on a loop. Easy and pretty safe for a toddler. Logan liked it a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then we went to downtown Hilo and had lunch at Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill<\/strong><\/a>. It was DELICIOUS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got the fish of the day, Mahi Mahi, in a sweet and spicy sauce on rice with a delicious salad. The food was so good. Everyone had a great lunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By this time it was way past Logan’s nap time, he was getting tired and cranky and we had a long drive back so we decided to head back to the house instead of going to the Volcano Park with everyone else. (They did a hike at the Volcano park that was 3.5 miles long and kinda steep and then had dinner in Hilo at a Vietnamese restaurant, not sure which one but they said the food was outstanding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logan slept the entire drive home. Perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We went back to A-Bay beach for about an hour and I swam some laps and played with Logan and then we went home for dinner and an early bedtime. We were ALL tired!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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