{"id":8109,"date":"2015-02-07T21:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T05:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=8109"},"modified":"2015-02-07T21:46:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T05:46:12","slug":"mauna-lani-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/mauna-lani-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauna Lani, Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mauna Lani, Hawaii<\/h4>\n
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The girls at Mauna Lani Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tabs taking a selfie at Mauna Lani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pip at Mauna Lani in a tree \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peter in a tree at Mauna Lani, Hawaii.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aloha! The moment I stepped off of the plane in Kona, I was taken back to a blissful time to a perfect, lazy summer’s night as a child, when I had no worries, only the pure wonder of being alive to guide me. It was the sweet smells of evening flower blossoms, the warm, humid ocean air and the odd pockets of the scent of someone’s barbecue lingering in the air.<\/p>\n

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Hawaiian Spotted Toby at fish pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I relax in Hawaii. I revert back to that elusive childhood type of relaxation\u2014the kind without guilt and with no foreseeable end to it. It’s a zen thing. I simply exist. On top of that existence is something else: hope. I feel full of hope, each and every moment brimming with wonderful happenings and the promise of even more wonder ahead.<\/p>\n

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Moray Eel at fish pond beside Mauna Lani Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every time I step onto Hawaiian soil, it takes me no longer than five minutes to proclaim: I want to live here. This is our second time in Hawaii. We always choose the big island over all the other islands because it has the best snorkelling (best reefs) and that’s what we love to do.<\/p>\n

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Sea turtle at Mauna Lani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ve rented a big jeep, perhaps we’ll make it to some of the off road, secluded beaches this time. We’re staying at Mauna Lani in a town house. The town home is big and comfortable.<\/p>\n

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Our Mauna Lani town home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The kitchen and Pip on staircase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Living room with Peter napping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tabs and Mist in kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pip in master suite with her stuffed alpaca puppet she’s named Cotton-Cliff (a girl).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First floor bedroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our first day was spent at the Mauna Lani private Beach. The ocean was red flag and although our bay was secluded, the water was very cloudy. Our beach is right beside the ancient Hawaiian fishing ponds, so we had fun observing Hawaiian aquatic wildlife close up in the shark\/fish ponds.<\/p>\n

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Tabs, Peter and I at Mauna Lani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We drove into Kona last evening for groceries. With the Canadian dollar so low, and the Hawaiian grocery prices so high, we spent a fortune on a week’s worth of food!<\/p>\n

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Girls at Mauna Lani Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today we are celebrating Pippi’s birthday Hawaiian style with her favourite chocolate cheesecake on the beach along with some boogie boarding and snorkelling (next blog).<\/p>\n

Enjoy the rest of our first day on the Big Island below. Gotta go, we’re off to Hapuna beach…<\/p>\n

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Tabs, Pip and Mist in the Jeep on the way to the beach!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peter has always wanted to be a surfer boy and drive a jeep…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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