This place is unbelievable!!! We are beginning our stay working in a fair trade work arrangement with an eco-hostel in Pahoa, Hawaii. The owner picked us up at the airport and brought us to one of the most amazing sushi restaurants I've ever been to, then drove us on to the hostel. We pulled in and the one of the managers, Heidi, showed us to our jungle hut. It is a serious hike to get up there, but the view is stunning. From lying down on the bed, you can see all the way out to the ocean. We dropped our things off, got the tour (I hope to take and upload pics of the whole place in the next few days), and were soon offered a ride to the nearby hot pools by the two managers and another wwoofer. This place was magical, it is the only way to describe it. It is surrounded on 3 sides by palm trees, and the third by the ocean. It was about 90 degrees and full of tiny tropical fish. After a little while a pocket sized gray kitten padded over near the pool.
Today we met up with a couple from Serbia and Whales respectively, staying here at Hedonisia also. They had a car and asked if we wanted to explore a little. We went into Hilo and spent some time visiting shops and then went to lunch. On the way back we met a local fisherman who had recognized me from the day before by my tattoo. We spoke with him for a while about his catch and Hawaii. The people are really amazingly friendly here. It seems like almost everyone we speak to has a huge smile and a great story to tell. After bumming around Hilo for a while we went to one of the nearby surfing beaches and watched the waves break on the rocks.
After we got back I broke out my art kit, and started working on a sketch for a possible mural. A lot of the other people here love to make different kinds of art too. After about 10 minutes the room was full of people drawing, working on photoshop, playing guitar, or making hemp bracelets. Its really awesome.
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I am awed, and can't wait to see the pics. It is wonderful to see this place through your eyes. Mom
WICKED!:P
mmmmmm sushi
did you know that the original origins of jungle actually mean wasteland and that when south america was founded it was looked at as a wasteland, given it's name "junge". and that people in the "jungles" (or forests as they call them) of south america are offended by their homes being called a jungle? i found that interesting.
Oh yeah?... well... I made a computer...! :) im glad you're having fun!
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