walking on travels

The Big Island of Hawaii consists of a whole lot of lava. And what color is lava? It’s black. With so much lava lying around it is bound to make some sand. So what was all the fuss about? Why did people say there were only a few black sand beaches on the island? We [...]

There is no doubt that food on the island is expensive. The cost of a gallon of milk might just have you headed towards the hills. Don’t loose hope though. With a little planning and research you can find something to fit your budget and a whole lot of family friendly options. Breakfast Island Lava [...]

A sneak peek at Thursday’s post. Can you guess what specific beach I’ll be talking about?  Join others at My Little Drummer Boy, Faith Hope and a Whole Lotta Love and 5 Minutes for Mom for a little more Wordless Wednesday this week. 

Summer is almost here. Yes, it’s hard to believe, especially here in Seattle. Whether we see it or not though the weather is changing. For the better I hope. In my desperation to get to summer I’ve been loading up on some seasonal essentials, primarily our swim and sun gear. Top on my list is [...]

It was just one of those moments. You know, the one where you whack yourself on the forehead. The one where the perfect photographic moment has just landed in your lap and all you have is your outdated camera phone. Yeah, it was one of those days. How was I to know we would have [...]

Planning is not always my strong suit. Sure I can get us to some far off destinations, but once we hit the ground I don’t always have all of the information I need to get the most out of a sight. I have my post-it note with our top list of attractions to check out, [...]

The clouds rolled in but the heat remained. We had spent the morning swimming and were now touring down the southwest side of the Big Island of Hawaii. We’d made a stop at the Painted Church while Dek snoozed in the car. We scouted out a bit more of the island until he was ready [...]

I’ve had some people suggest that we travel a lot. Why yes, I guess we do. Compared to many friends and a whole lot of family we do take off in an airplane, car, bus and our own two feet quite a lot. I don’t see this as out of the ordinary, but other people [...]

I was a little hesitant to book this property. I found it on VRBO.com. It was close to beaches and downtown, but quiet and away from any nighttime crowds. The price was right but the owners lived downstairs. This was the sticky point. It would either be fantastic or a huge disaster. We had a [...]