Sadness! It’s our last day in Hawaii today. Each time we come to Hawaii it’s harder to leave. I’m just going to stay here next time.

Went to Hapuna one last time but it was too calm for boogieboarding (the waves are bigger in the winter) and Tara didn’t want to chance another sunburn just lying on the beach so the excursion was relatively short-lived.

So we had an afternoon to fart around so I suggested to drive into Kona and along the way hit the third and final national park of the Big Island – Kaloko-Honokohau. Alas, the park closes early and we would have only had 30 minutes to get in and out so we decided to save it for next time.

We drove on into Kona where the vog, after three days of clear skies had returned with a vengeance. It was charcoal grey and creepy. We ate at Killer Taco which is oddly located in an industrial mall with furniture wholesalers and grommet makers. Tasty stuff and really cheap for the island.

On the way back I pulled over to snap some shots of a lava tube that the Queen K highway bisects. I don’t know why but the highway drive has been absolutely lousy with goats this trips. Goats, goats, goats! At the condo we stopped in the shops and I remembered to take a picture of Kitty Cafe, a cat house that’s part of a catch-and-release spay and neuter program for the area’s feral cats. I wish they didn’t post the notice over the front, it was so My Little Pony and now it’s only, like, Barbie Horse Adventures.

That’s it for this trip. We’re packing up tonight and heading out to Los Angeles for a few days to see the gang out there. If you are going to the Big Island I can’t recommend Hawaii: The Big Island Revealed enough. I wish these guys could have travel books for every place on earth.