March 7

Gord wears an IFit watch so he keeps track of our distance walked each day.  Today, we topped 10 miles.

Each day starts just after 7 am.  I do my abdominal exercises, then we walk just over 5 miles around Waikoloa Beach Resort.  When we return to the condo, we sip Kona coffee until about 11, then we have brunch.  Gord is the activity coordinator so he has a plan for each day.  When we return from the day's activity, we have happy hour then a late meal.  The day ends with a trip to the swimming pool before I happily pass out from exhaustion.

Today, we drove across the island to Hilo.  Our brunch today was at Ken's Pancake House in Hilo. We feasted on coconut and macadamia nut pancakes along with ham, eggs, and hashbrowns.  Hilo is in the rainforest area of the island.  On the way to Hilo, you pass through the lava flows of the west to the grasslands near the famous Parker Ranch into the rainforest of the North east  portion of the island. During the afternoon, we stopped at Rainbow and Kakaka Falls, the Japanese Gardens and the cliffs of Waipio Bay.  I can't begin to describe the natural beauty I witnessed today.  Amazing!  The Big Island is a wonder.  One of our last stops was at The Tex Restaurant for a malasada.  A malasada is a Portuguese donut filled with a filling of your choice.  They were delicious and, of course, there was no associated guilt because we walked over ten miles today.

Tomorrow is another scheduled beach day.  Gord runs a tight ship.  I had better get a good night's sleep because 7 am comes early.