The day was spent exploring Kailua-Kona (Read: Walking around on the main drag shopping for the perfect pair of Hawaiian board shorts. Incidentally, it is now Day 3, and I still haven’t found these mythical perfect shorts. Something is so wrong with me). Kailua-Kona is for the lack of a better word, touristy. It’s pretty of course, bathed in sunshine, nuzzled by ocean views and serviced by breeze that clearly knows what it’s doing. But it’s primarily a tourist drag with shops, restaurants, and old couples driving Mustang convertibles. Plus, the Kailua-Kona side doesn’t get as much rain as the rest of the island, so it isn’t as green as one might hope.
Come evening time we headed to Costco for groceries. Yes, Costco. On the island. And I daresay it was the biggest Costco I have ever seen. A Costco to end all Costcos. Groceries aren’t exactly cheap on the island, so tourists and local families alike flock to this warehouse store mecca to do their grocery shopping. Incidentally, the Costco petrol pump (cheapest gas on the island) looked like the entry gates to the New Jersey turnpike. I guess everything’s just bigger on Le Big Island :)
Oh and the hell you gave me about Via Tribunalli!
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