Big Island Minimoon

Our wedding was my third trip to Hawaii in 4 years (Mr. Mek's 2nd trip), between that and having lived on Oahu in my younger years, I have already done almost everything there is to do on Oahu...times 3. This time I wanted to do something a lil' different, so Mr. Mek and I decided to fly to the Big Island for a few days.


We stayed at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC), which is a cottage and resort based at for active and retired military. Not only was is super affordable, but it is located right in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We had a cute 1 bedroom cabin with a jacuzzi tub and fireplace, ALL to ourselves.

source for top right photo

Just like on Oahu, the weather was less than desirable. Initially, we had planned to hike the volcano ourselves, but since it was cold, windy and very wet, we ended up taking a van tour instead. We were the only ones on the tour though; it was like we had our own personal tour guide that day. :o)

Kilauea's blistering lava flows meet the sea

Craters, lava, museums....nice way to spend a cool rainy day.

Pele, the volcano goddess.

We walked though a 500-year old lava cave formed when an underground channel of molten lava drained from its cooled walls forming a massive, hollow chamber. A rain forest awaits at the other end of the tunnel.

KMC had a lot of indoor activities (thank goodness!), besides spending time alone in the cabin (ahem!), we had some drinks and went bowling (they also had an arcade and a movie theater).

Yeah....we suck. Mr. Mek's Wii bowling skills are no match to real bowling.

After a week + of family and friends, it was really nice to take it easy and spend some alone time together. And then....it was back to the "real" world. Blah!

Ohhh Hawaii...'til next time.