Kona May 9th - May 21st, 2012

Met Danny and Michelle on their graduation trip. They were able to come because Scott Shurtliff had access to a condo of a friend. He is here for six weeks and invited family to come over. Danny and Michelle were looking for something and jumped on it. Once they decided we took a while to figure out if we could come. We already had the Florida trip booked but decided it was a great chance to come. We were able to book a couple of time share trades after we had purchased plane tickets.

Round trip tickets from Salt Lake were about $850.

We stayed one night at Scotts condo with them. It was very noisy for Jessica sleeping on the front room couch so we booked an extra night at the Kona Coast resort at $100 (room 20-104) before our time share kicked in. We then transferred to room 9-103.

20-104 was in Kona Coast Resort phase II. One bedroom condo that was nice. The resort is a little older but well kept. We are here without an airconditioning option but opening windows and running fans works very well.

9-03 is in Kona Coast Phase I. It is older than the other room but is still very comfortable and even larger. Or is a two bedroom. Our only complaint is that it is dark with much less much less natural light. But it has a good floor plan made interesting with a sunken living room and master bath.

Day 1 May 9th travel - US Airways through Phoenix - Dollar Rent A Car - Night at Scott's apartment

Day 2 10th White sands beach / Michelle, Danny, Mitch shore dive. Difficult entry. More difficult exit. Lava tube with skylight. Moved to Kona Coast resort for the night. $100 for a 1 bedroom.

Day 3 11th Hapuna Beach State Park / Danny & Mitch dive at Puako Bay - Utility Pole 120 / Night Manta Dive / Dolphi's

Day 4 12th - Place of Refuge - Diving

Day 5 13th - Volcanos & Island Tour - Scott cooked dinner - Lots of beached Turtles

Day 6 14th - Downtown Shopping / Michelle & Danny leave/Afternoon Happy Hour Appetizers

Day 7 15th - White Sands Beach/Boogie Boarding - with Turtles/Snorkel-Jessica/Lunch with Scott

Day 8 16th - Sleep in recovery/Card writing/Slow day/Scott leaves / Mitch not feeling well