Hawaii December 2020

Hawaii December 2020
In Planning - Reservations Made

(The big challenge meeting all the Covid 19 Hawaii Testing Requirements)

Itinerary

~~Dec 4th               Boise to Kauai~~
~~Dec 4 - 17            Condo Poipo Kauai~~
~~Dec 18 - 20        Oahu~~

Complete change of plans

4 Days before we left, Kauai, locked down, even with a Covid 19 negative test still a 14 day quarantine. No leaving your room, no rental car, no grocery store, no beach - Nothing.

So off to the Big Island we go.

So plan B:

Dec 6th to the Big Island
Dec 6th - Dec 12th Kona Island Resort - Kailua-Kona
Dec 12th - Dec 18th Paniolo Greens - Waikoloa

We took our Covid 19 test on Dec 3th, Debbie got a negative result back at 5:30 am on Dec 6th the day of our 9 am flight. No test back for Bill yet, but we are positive people so we got on the flight to Seattle anyway, knowing we could not go on without the test - Well technically Bill can't go on - maybe I should ask Debbie what her plan is :-) . As soon as the wheels touch down in Seattle I was on my phone checking - Test back and Negative. So be are both going to the Big Island, still did not ask Debbie her plans if my test did not come back - Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answer to :-). Upload my test to Hawaii website and the Alaska lounge in the airport was kind enough to let me email the test to them and they printed it for me (Debbie already had done that - another reason not to have asked the question).

Off to the Big Island - the paper work and screening at the Kona airport was very efficient, they are using the National Guard to help with the screening. Rented a car and off to the Condo. The airport has changed a lot since we flew in last time - 42 years ago on our Honeymoon.

We had reservation about traveling during Covid 19.

But the on the flight over everybody was very consensus about mask wearing.

They are also very serious about masks and cleaning in the island businesses and restaurants. We saw 100% mask wearing, even outside whenever people were close on the street or beach. When you could distance or seated at a restaurant people would remove their mask, but immediately mask up if someone came around.

No chin wearing or noses uncovered.

Sanitizer was required to enter any business or restaurant and again it looked like 100% of the people were onboard and doing their part.

It made us feel better about our traveling at this time.
And Hawaii has low cases and very low deaths, so it is working.

The condo require our covid 19 tests to check in. The unit is huge - like Debbie said we could live in this place.

Debbie and I spent several days just driving around and exploring different beach areas. Very nice winter break.

Nick and Heather came over for a few days Dec 9-11 to spend some time with us.

Having Drinks at the Fish Hopper Restaurant
Sunset from the restaurant

Sunset from the at the Fish Hopper Restaurant

Snorkeling at Two Step - Honaunau Bay- Twice

Lots of Fish at Two Step

Nick Snorkeling through opening in the Corel

View of the bay

It is one of the best all around spots we have ever been.

Good fish & Corel viewing some deeper areas, but very calm water for Debbie to be comfortable in staying in a long time. Rocky shore, but as the name implies there is an area that has some very nice steps into the water. Not very crowded, but I would think it gets really busy in normal times with a normal amount of tourists, but not in the time of Covid 19.

We went to Several other beach areas and looked around.

And of course with Nick and Heather explored brew pubs around the island.