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The star of the day were the sea turtles lounging and nibbling in the tidal pools.

The trail lead us to a beautiful beach and tidal pools. This magnificent site is about 5 miles from the ship near Costco. No

So much tranquility in this sacred place. The wooden boardwalk was installed to preserve the stone carvings.

Our Day2 in Hilo ww started out with a hike at Pi’u Loa Petroglyphs National park Memorial to a fallen Park Ranger Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs

Kona is a beautiful small town with so many things of interest.

I use one similar but trying to find a time zone 1 hour ahead of Honolulu was proving difficult. It's a time zone 1 hour earlier than Anchorage and On hour later than Honolulu. I did find it finally.

Yawn. Just woke up. It is so nice to sleep in. Well kinda….turned our clocks toward again last night. Had a tough time finding a city, as Fitbit doesn’t like just changing the time. Iain figured it out with the aid of Google. Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Just one last change tonight.

I have hear some say yes. I have a friend that has tinnitus and he borrowed mine and said they helped but not cured He said some of the sounds helped mask to ringing.

I'm excited to check them out. I have never done one ---but... may just to an UnBoxing Video. I had a neighbor pick up my mail to make sure they don't go missing. Everyone I know that got Sleepbuds swear by them... The new ones purport to have everything that the original owner had requested.

We just set sail for Vancouver. Everyone must have been aboard early as we departed 30 minutes early. Would not have been a good port to miss the ship. Had an absolutely fantastic day in Hilo - But exhausted. We took a hike that was a 'Gentle Hike". We decided to take the loop back ----little did we know we departed on the trek from he11 across the lunar surface for the second half. Oh... well... I guess I won't get any more mileage out of Iain's navigation error on Hilo Day 1.

I had purchased a backup pair on Ebay just in case. I've been using every night on the cruise. I often only use one with my other ear buried in a pillow. Will be interesting to see how the new ones work out. They are also coming with 2 sleep sound and relaxation sites with a one year free subscription

It was in pretty good shape but nearest the shore the is lots of algae which I understand does major damage to coral.

The part that takes me the longest in producing a movie is to find some music that works. The big restriction is that YouTube and others do a copyright check to make sure the music isn't copyrighted. CapCut has a huge library but so much of it is geared to the 18-25 age group or kinda wonky.

I bought a relatively inexpensive set at Walmart's. I plan on leaving it in the trunk of the rental. May be you will get a big surprise.

We loved it so much I have a feeling we may be back again today. Not much planned. I looked up a couple candidates for hiking today and thought we may just go back for lunch again today.

I'm going a bit off topic myself - Many of you that have a problem sleeping due to noise, snoring or just a busy head know that I have used Bose Sleep Buds. About 2 years ago they dropped to product and discontinued production. I personally love the device - They use a process of noise masking vs noise cancellation of many products. Bose sold the technology to a group of employees and they started to design a totally new replacement -- using the same footprint of the Bose Sleepbud. The new Company OZLO Sleepbuds are finally here. https://ozlosleep.com/ About a year ago I signed up for Crowd Funding to bring the product to market. Iain' been telling my for months I was scammed... They are finally released to funders and pre-orders. I just got a notification mine were delivered to my home - Will give a review when I get home. These look identical to the Bose Product but unlike Bose as a Stand Alone bud these can play anything - music, books etc in addition to sounds.

I shake my head in regret. Why do they cut costs for such a standard product that is enjoyed by so many.

We had looked at it but conflicts with our Oct-November Cunard NY-Southampton, Oceania Vista Istanbul - Barcelona and Celebrity Lisbon to Buenos Aires. I'm having to keep a spreadsheet to keep track of my cruises. Was much easier with just Celebrity as they were all in one place..... but....

Knowing where we were and close by The Coffee Hut. Off we went for a late lunch. All of the recommendations paled in contrast to the beauty, food and service we experienced. We had the Special - but decided to split it. No Problem - they actually brought it out on two plates filled with chips and separate bowls of Au Jus. I love an Extra Dry Cappuccino and they delivered. It was the most delirious Kona Coffee and the foam was so thick I had to use a spoon to finish it off. Perfection. Anyone for fresh avocado. The sandwich was HUGE and we were happy we only had 1/2. It left room for the best Coconut Cream Pie I've ever had. We even made a friend with a Kama’aina

Lover our time there.

I had plans to try out snorkeling today and found a good location. Two Step Beach - An incredible turquoise bay along the Big Island’s western side, Honaunau Bay (or Two Step Beach / Pae’a) is among the best places in all of Hawaii to enjoy world-class snorkeling among impressive coral reefs and lava rock pathways. Two Step is also a renowned scuba diving location for beginners and experts. There is a sandy area on the north side of the bay where the local dive shops teach new divers and you often see groups of divers setting out on adventures into the deeper waters of the bay from the two-step entry. As we got closer we said ... hmmm.. this looks familiar. It ended up right at the entrance to the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park. How I could have missed it two days earlier is beyond me.

I think I mentioned today we rented a car again. This time we used Enterprise and they were very impressive. When we got off tender we went to the Big Banyon Tree and called them. They were quickly down to pick us up. Extremely efficient and we were on our way within minutes.

A small extract from my Video of the Day on my YouTube Channel "Travel with Jim_Iain" I finally got to try out my GoPro underwater.

Iain sums up the day. lol. Actually he enjoyed but was getting fed of me saying. Give me an Iain pose. Luckily it was his index fingers.

No trip to Hawaii is complete without a Waterfall. Akaka Falls about 10 minutes away was next. I wanted to avoid where everyone else goes. Definitely not for those with mobility issues. My Fitbit recorded 36 flights of steps.