There is cool new sign in downtown Kona
adjoining the ABC store
across the street from the Kailua Pier.
Turns out Holland America's Island Princess
was in the harbor when we arrived.
It was on a 16 day round trip of the
Hawaiian Islands from Los Angeles.
The following day, the Holland America's Koningsdam
was in port as part of 21 day trip
from Vancouver to San Diego.
And if it's Wednesday, I wonder who this is?
The Spirit of America, of course.
At the start of our trip, Kona was experiencing larger high tides
than we had seen before. The video below shows the wave crashing
on the break wall which is about 5 feet
in font of our lanai
Click here to see the waves crashing,
the break wall is at the bottom left of the video frame.
