{"id":3253,"date":"2013-11-25T08:46:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T16:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snippetsfromsuburbia.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2013-11-25T08:46:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T16:46:29","slug":"vacation-to-the-big-island-hawaii-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snippetsfromsuburbia.com\/?p=3253","title":{"rendered":"Vacation to the Big Island &#8211; Hawaii, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In October, my husband and I went for a short vacation to the Big Island.  I had never been there before &#8211; compared to the islands I have been to, Hawaii is very very much the most volcanic!  Such a cool landscape.  We mostly stuck around the resort we stayed at (The Hilton Waikoloa Village &#8212; GORGEOUS!) but we did rent a car one day and drove all over the island.  We had such a great time :)<\/p>\n<p>One engine on our plane failed, so we boarded, then got off again, then waited for four hours for a new plane.  In the meantime, we had a couple of cocktails and some lunch at LAX.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10220127033\/\" title=\"LAX Bar by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5510\/10220127033_b86fba449e_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"670\" alt=\"LAX Bar\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/11051495435\/\" title=\"Drinks by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5513\/11051495435_5481816434_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"714\" alt=\"Drinks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, we were in the air&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10163434386\/\" title=\"Over the Pacific by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7317\/10163434386_c9f638424b_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Over the Pacific\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our hotel was gorgeous :)  Lots to photograph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10219921984\/\" title=\"Untitled by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7451\/10219921984_1f5eb5498c_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/11051828434\/\" title=\"River by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5471\/11051828434_0883c1f545_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" alt=\"River\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10301392263\/\" title=\"Hilton Waikoloa by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7358\/10301392263_e19f3b1893_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Hilton Waikoloa\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a &#8220;Museum Walk&#8221; which spanned the distance all the way around the hotel.  Lots of beautiful artifacts, sculptures, and other creations.  It was a nice way to start our day when we walked to breakfast each morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/11051655056\/\" title=\"MuseumWalk by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5507\/11051655056_133832121f_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"668\" alt=\"MuseumWalk\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/11051611145\/\" title=\"BuddhaHead by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3819\/11051611145_6e1ffca777_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" alt=\"BuddhaHead\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sunsets in Hawaii are breathtaking!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10169416484\/\" title=\"Hawaiian Sunset by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2837\/10169416484_b29caa8565_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" alt=\"Hawaiian Sunset\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10262566345\/\" title=\"Waikoloa Sunset by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8265\/10262566345_dffd46dd43_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"714\" alt=\"Waikoloa Sunset\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our drive around the island proved to be just as beautiful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10163791964\/\" title=\"Contrasting Countryside by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2823\/10163791964_83c5ae7ca0_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" alt=\"Contrasting Countryside\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Waipio Valley coastline:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10262559856\/\" title=\"Waipio Coast by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3775\/10262559856_f598f0d6f6_b.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" alt=\"Waipio Coast\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rainbow Falls:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/11051709705\/\" title=\"RainbowFalls by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7424\/11051709705_e7857cefef_o.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1443\" alt=\"RainbowFalls\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a lovely getaway &#8211; we relaxed most of the time, which was our primary goal ;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snippets_from_suburbia\/10163367535\/\" title=\"Pina Coladas by snippets_from_suburbia, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5500\/10163367535_9171d66216_o.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Pina Coladas\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October, my husband and I went for a short vacation to the Big Island. 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