| Page Views: 3,233 Last Visit to Hawaii (Big Island): November, 2008 | My Favorite Hawai'ian Island by JetlagCity - last update: Aug 31, 2009 |
I Love Turtles | sea turtle pic taken by my husband |
all the turtles are free
As turtles, and maybe,
all creatures should be.
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories,
by Dr. Seuss |
|  | What I love about the Big Island of Hawaii is its super diverse landscape, along with all the different plants and animals that go with it, from sea turtles to cattle to geckos. We even ran into a herd of wild goats when we were hiking, which was totally unexpected! A colorful little gecko was living in the mailbox of the beachhouse we rented, and I loved that.
Hilo is the wettest place on earth(!), but the west side of the island is dry as a bone and black with lava fields. There's snow on Mauna Kea, and grasslands with rich red dirt roads around Waimea. |
Not to mention Volcanoes National Park. And BEACHES! You always have the option of relaxing, every single day, at the beach, snorkeling or watching the waves and the surfers. I like this island because a lot of it is rural and undeveloped. I'm not into big "resorts" at all. We traded off snorkelling and hiking every other day - perfect! | | |
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| Pros: | "very diverse landscapes to explore; snorkeling; turtles, geckos, whales" | | Cons: | "I don't have enough time to do everything I want to do here!" | | In A Nutshell: | "the Hawai'ian island with the most to offer" |
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ATXtraveler Sun Dec 2, 2007 22:46 UTC
This is a very nice page. | Bwana_Brown Sat Aug 20, 2005 22:11 UTC
Jane, another fantastic page! Wow, I realized that there was more to Hawai'i than Honoulu, but not this much more!! Beautiful photos and great tips - I hope I have another chance at Hawai'i after reading this! | tiger9090a Sat Jun 4, 2005 08:11 UTC
Lovely! | acemj Fri Jun 3, 2005 00:28 UTC
The Parker Ranch sounds like a cool experience and the Big Island looks like it's packed w/ plenty of natural splendor. |
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