Yes. Chinook Winds has the cheapest dog friendly rooms at the coast. And the hotel is right on the beach.
Man, when I go to the beach, or vacation or anywhere, I don't want to see ANYBODY. Try to head for the smallest quietest places we can find. Must be cause I'm gettin old.
NOLA and Nashville are two of my most recent best trips in the US. NOLA is probably my favorite city for culture.
I love New Orleans, only been once but it was a great spot. I've always wanted to go to Memphis, much more than Nashville, but we kind of figure with Nashville being a couple hours away and family living there, might be worth the extra drive to just cross it off the list.
Going to spend a big chunk of the summer in Hawaii. Might be a pain with work, but I expect to go 2-3 times, 3 weeks or so each time. We’ll definitely go to the Oregon Coast for a long weekend and up to Mt. Hood 2-3 times as well.
Friends just came back not too long ago and loved it. Said the flight out and back everyone had a wristband showing COVID tests and had the island basically to themselves during the week. Weekends were not crazy. Not sure if it picks up this summer.
Rental cars in Hawaii are all kinds of fucked right now. I got my resevations in, but I don't know if they'll cancel them before I get there or if they run out of cars.
We just closed on a house on the Big Island (Hilo side). It was the most crowded I’ve ever seen the Big Island. I’ve been back for 10 days, my wife just got back. Said it slowed down some after I left. The rental car (and uHaul) situation is a complete nightmare, though it’s starting to ease up a bit.
Have not been to the Big Island for 20 years but hear it has gotten busier. Going to Air BnB the house when not there?
What area did you buy in? My wife and I are looking pretty seriously for a condo or maybe a house on the Big Island.
Nah. Ideally, I will spend a 3 months or so combined through the course of the year, the wife maybe 4-5 months. And then friends, families, acquaintances, etc. can use for a small fee. We're not in love with the idea of complete random folks staying in our house. We might put it on the website that folks put on a website and trade time at the house (no money is exchanged). Still don't love that, but there's a better level of accountability.
It's a Volcano address, but closer to Mountain View. It's 15 minutes to the entrance of Volcanoes National Park, 18 minutes to Hilo. We looked at a couple of condos on the Kona side, but we have two kids, and having a place where we can have our kids and guests.... that wasn't going to work with the Kona side. We have a solid sized yard, 2-car garage, 3-bed/3-bath. Honestly, the sunny side that is Kona is amazing for vacation trips, but for long-term, I can't take that much sun and heat. We tend to stay on our side during the week, then trek to the Kona side for a beach day on the weekend. We've already found some amazing snorkel spots on the Hilo side (honestly, one is the best spot we've found on the entire Big Island).
Awesome...I lived in Volcano and later in Paradise Park near Mt View....before that when I was single back in the day I lived in Papaikou right on the cliffs....our son was born in Hilo hospital ...I used to teach in Keaau and in Hilo...great memories ...great place....I like the Hilo side of the island best ...too much vog in Kona...Captain's Cook Bay near South Point is a great snorkeling spot....beautiful reef there....we may buy a place around Hilo when our grandson is a bit older.
