Our Resort
Keauhou Kona Surf & Racquet
We planned this trip just as we were wrapping up the SledStorm project
and
wanted to include as many people as possible - so make it as cheap as
possible,
but not camping. Given the budget, 6 people signed up and we
would
up needing 5 beds for as cheap as possible. With a weak Canadian
dollar.
In paradise. Right.
Okay - not quite that bad. I did a lot of research on the net
(looked
at at least 40 places) and called the major vacation rental services
and
gave them my requirements. One vacation rental service got back
to
us with an amazing offer - 8 days, 5 beds (3 of them singles, 2
queens), 3
bathrooms, garden view for just over $1000 US including taxes!
That
works out to about $20 US a person day - comparable with some of the
campgrounds
I've stayed in!
You never really know what a place is like until you arrive, and
there
were a few surprises - no air conditioning, much larger than we were
expecting
and the kitchen was much better equipped. The no air conditioning
was
a bit of a let down, but in retrospect, it was probably a good
thing.
The apartment has good air flow, a large screened in area and I think
we were
better acclimatized to deal with the outside.
The resort is on a black lava beach, but swimming would quickly kill
you
- waves crashing onto sharp lava. Thankfully, just down the
street (perhaps
a 5 minute walk) is Kahalu'u Beach - a great place for snorkeling and
swimming.
Every time I go somewhere tropical, I wind up taking a picture of a
gecko
(see
Kauai and
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico).
From what I understand, the fill a similar ecological niche as spiders
do
and they are much cuter to look at. Because the apartment had
mostly
vaulted ceilings I didn't get many good opportunities, but they were a
nice
sight to see.
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I understand that the little green geckos are not native to Hawaii. The brown ones (not as cute nor as pretty, are native to Hawaii and much more helpful to our ecological ballance. One major difference, seems to be in the habits of these two very different geckos. Another aspect of these cute little geckos is that they leave their calling cards everywhere. So, though we do appreciate their help in decimating the insect population, they do leave a mess behind.
Thanks for this website.
Hildi Vieira
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