{"id":823,"date":"2013-05-29T10:42:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T17:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/?p=823"},"modified":"2013-05-29T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T17:42:32","slug":"of-kona-coffee-shave-ice-and-kahaluu-beach-snorkeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/?p=823","title":{"rendered":"Of Kona Coffee, Shave Ice and Kahalu’u Beach Snorkeling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Poipu Condo – View from our lanai.<\/p><\/div>\n

I sit typing to you in Poipu on my lanai, enjoying three things: 1) our\u00a0ocean view, 2) screaming speed on the internet (woo-hoo!), and 3) my FIRST decent cup of coffee since we arrived in the islands. \u00a0“What? \u00a0NO Kona coffee in Kona?” you ask. \u00a0Well NOT for lack of trying, let me tell you. \u00a0In Pahoa we bought great Kona coffee beans. \u00a0Our little cottage had a bean grinder (Yay!) but only a French press – no drip (nuts!). \u00a0The Royal Kona had a drip maker and provided us with the WORST “Hawaiian” coffee either of us had ever experienced along with one packet each of powdered cream. \u00a0Ewww. \u00a0We both tossed it down the drain and went to a coffee shop. \u00a0So we bought some ground Kona coffee and some half and half and made that in the hotel drip maker. \u00a0Strike three. \u00a0Bad coffee maker? \u00a0Dunno, but the HOURS we have been keeping demand better coffee! \u00a0Jer had an ice coffee and Island Lava Java and it was AMAZING, so we bought 2 pounds of beans to bring home. \u00a0Here in Poipu our condo has bean grinder and drip maker and we used the last of the ground Kona we bought. \u00a0Deep sigh of relief! \u00a0Currently on cup number two.<\/p>\n

So Monday was our last day in Kona and the only plan was the luau (post to follow…) so after internetting at a coffee shop, we ate fresh fruit bowls from\u00a0Basik\u00a0Acai<\/a>\u00a0-Delicious! -then\u00a0spent the day shopping for souvenirs, discovering shave ice and snorkeling. \u00a0I have a t-shirt, a tank top, a Hawaiian print dress, a coffee cup, Kona coffee, a beach towel and some hair clips. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Jer got a new Hawaiian shirt but not till we got to the Costco on Kauai.<\/p>\n

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Puna Bowl from Basik Acai. Yum!<\/p><\/div>\n

Jeremy and I decided that Kona is a lot like staying in San Francisco with a far superior coastline. \u00a0We found “Pier 39” where they have Bubba Gumps and a Wyland Gallery. \u00a0Crazy Shirt is everywhere, and the ABC stores command the souvenir market. \u00a0We had fun wandering around shooting up the place.<\/p>\n

THEN we experienced our first shave ice at Scandinavian Shave Ice<\/a>! \u00a0Shave ice is NOT a snow cone. \u00a0It is finely, finely shaved ice (like powder) and covered in sweet syrup. \u00a0We ordered ours with vanilla macadamia nut ice cream in the middle. \u00a0Yum.<\/p>\n

Then we went snorkeling at Kahalu’u beach. \u00a0No fins, so we tired quickly swimming in our water shoes, but I have some awesome photos to show for our short excursion!<\/p>\n

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Picasso Triggerfish<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yellow Tangs and Convict Tangs<\/p><\/div>\n

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Blue Parrot Fish and a grouper<\/p><\/div>\n

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Moorish Idol<\/p><\/div>\n

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Orange Band Surgeon Fish<\/p><\/div>\n

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Raccoon Butterfly<\/p><\/div>\n

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Slate Pencil Sea Urchin<\/p><\/div>\n

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Blue Parrot Fish (one of my favorites!), Yellow and Convict Tangs and the vibrantly colored Yellow-tail Wrasse. Awesome!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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