There are several beautiful beaches inside Kekaha Kai State Park just north of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. We visited the Manini’owali Beach and Mahai’ula Beach. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Month: May 2011
Kahaluu Beach Park – Kailua-Kona
Kahalu’u Beach Park, also sometimes referred to as “Snorkel Beach”, is a very popular tourist attraction in the town of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Hwy 19 Misc Pictures – Big Island
We spent at least a few hours driving up and down Highway 19 visiting various beaches and attractions on the Big Island of Hawaii. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Hwy 19 Lava Tube & Cave – North Kona
Just north of the Kailua-Kona area, there is a lava field that crosses Highway 19. On the right (east) side of the road, there is a collapsed lava tube that has formed an interesting cave. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Hayward Pool Filter Cleaning Guide
Rather than buy a costly replacement cartridge filter element for our Hayward Star Clear II pool pump, I just thoroughly cleaned it. Check out my quick Hayward pool pump cartridge filter cleaning guide by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Ho’okena Beach Park – Big Island, Hawaii
Hookena Beach Park is a scenic salt & pepper sand beach located about 25 miles south of Kailua-Kona near Captain Cook. To see my underwater snorkeling pictures from our visit to Hookena Beach, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor – Sunset Watching Trip – Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii
During our stay in the Kailua-Kona area of the Big Island of Hawaii, I had read that the nearby Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor was a great place to watch the sunset. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
CORT Furniture Rental Review
Rather than choose from a limited selection of furnished “corporate” and vacation rental apartments for our short stay in Jacksonville, we chose to sublease a vacant apartment and rent furniture from CORT. For my full review of the experience and pictures of the furniture, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Kenmore PUR Ice & Water Filter Guide
Many of the side by side refrigerators manufactured by Whirlpool such as the Kenmore, Maytag, Amana, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air brands are equipped with a push button dual ice and drinking water filter that needs to be replaced about every six months. The original filter in our Kenmore refrigerator was a PUR part # 9030 and the replacement filter is a Whirlpool branded PUR # 4396710. For my quick guide to completing this procedure, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival – Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Nassau County, FL
The 48th annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival & Arts Fair was held this past weekend from Friday April 29th through Sunday May 1st along Centre Street in historic downtown Fernandina Beach. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.