They did say that their are some dolphins out today.
So we might get lucky with that.
What is going on members of the Barrio
It's Jon and we've made it to Kona.
The West Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Before we explore the beautiful beaches of Kona
I want to show you guys around our accomodations , we are staying at My Hawaii Hostel.
And you might be asking yourself..
Wait a minute you've stayed at a resort , you've stayed at a Bed and Brew.
What are you doing at a hostel?
Well let me tell you hostels are an interesting option.
Especially in expensive places like Kona, Hawaii
Where you can get a private room
In a hostel like this one
Which is pretty much a hotel room in my opinion.
And have the great social environment.
So there are so many good things about staying in hostels.
I'm going to quickly show you around.
Our room here.
Queen size bed.
And for the first time in Hawaii since Honolulu
air conditioning.
We have a private bathroom.
Quite nice.
And then an extra little living room.
Again, this is a hostel.
Does this feel like a hostel to you?
No, it feels like a small hotel or something like that.
This feels like a suite.
And we've got our car parked right outside here.
Ready to face a day in Kona.
The dry side of the Island.
No shoes allowed.
This is the kitchen area.
And we have our stuff nicely labeled.
In here.
Jon and Adriana.
Just remember stealing is bad.
Don't steal other peoples food.
This is the common area. People are sitting out here.
A lot during the day.
So if you want to make friends it's a pretty cool option.
Alright time to take the Mustang out for a little stroll.
We're going to be showing you some of the beaches here.
On the west side of the Island.
We're going to start withKealakekua Bay.
I think I just butchered that.
We're going to get the pronunciation right I promise.
And we're going to try to Kayak.
With dolphins.
If we can't find dolphins well we'll just be kayaking.
So they told us at the hostel to come to this place
And we coul rent kayaks from locals.
I think we found the spot.
I have no idea how much this costs.
Let's go find out.
We wanted to know how much it would cost for a 2 person kayak just for us.
60 dollars for a double.
You see this cliff side above the roof top there.
That's where you'll be seeing the dolphins today.
Alright.
They like to hang along that shore line
Maybe about 80 feet off the shoreline.
They did say that their are some dolphins out today.
So we might get lucky with that.
We're not going to be snorkeling.
We're just kayaking.
Haven't done this in a while since Spain last summer.
But it should be a pretty fun workout.
And I hope we get some good footage from this.
Adriana. Hi Adriana.
I'm Ciani.
So i'm going to step on.
Right down here girl.
It's super super slippery.
Kayaking is kind of like riding a bike.
I'm in the back, Adriana is in the front.
Haven't done this in a while.
But we're getting the hang of it.
So
We're going to go pro most of this and if we catch any dolphins i'll be sure to pull my camera out.
We have spotted dolphins.
Oh yes.
What's amazing about this is we did not pay for a tour.
A lot of people pay for expensive tours to find dolphins.
And we just rented a kayak by ourselves.
And they're everywhere.
So we were just chilling in the water for a while.
And everybody went in the opposite direction.
Adriana had the good idea just to sit still
And wait for the dolphins to come.
They finally did.
As I said I put the Go Pro underwater.
I did not have a snorkel.
If you ever do this by yourself.
Make sure to bring a snorkel in case dolphins come that close to you.
So you can look underwater and see exactly what they're doing.
But i'm sure it came out good.
So now we're going to be rowing out to the Captain Cook monument.
That way.
Right there.
The historical significance of the Captain Cook monument is that Captain Cook
Was the British Explorer that discovered the Hawaiian Islands .
The monument here is dedicated to him.
We can only see it from the kayak
Technically you are not supposed to land unless you are on a licensed tour.
So we're just going to get pretty close.
But honestly after seeing all those dolphins.
I don't think anything could top that right now.
I think for the price here.
The fact that there's no time limit.
And you get to go kayaking next to really friendly dolphins.
Put this on your Hawaii bucket list
For sure.
And now we're going to go try some crazy Hawaiian food
You ready?
Yes.
I'm always ready for food.
Everyone's been telling me I need to try Poke.
At least once while in Hawaii.
Well our hostel is right across the street from this place.
And we're both very hungry.
This is the Shuyo
And this is the Wet Hawaiian
This is the more traditional dish.
And it looks and smells really really fresh.
I've never had poke before.
I've taken a few bites.
Very good.
Very fresh.
And i'm a fan.
I mean. I'm definitley going to be eating this again before I leave.
Similar to sushi.
Somewhat.
Very heavy on the soy sauce.
Made it back to the room.
We've been out since 9 AM.
It's past 2 o'clock.
I'm in major need of a shower and a nap right now.
We've got one last surprise for you guys.
And i'll give you a clue.
It's the sunset.
Showered, napped.
I feel so much better right now.
It's almost sunset so we're going to go to an iconic restaurant
Called Huggos
In Kona.
Where apparently they have one of the best sunset views in the entire west side of Hawaii.
Guys make a reservation. To get this view.
It's about 6:30 in the summer.
Their are very few drinks less Hawaiian then a Mai Tai.
Some say it was invented in Kona.
But our waiter told me it was actually invented in Oakland, California in 1944.
I think you guys are in need of a little time lapse action.
Alright members of the Barrio.
What a day.
We swam with dolphins, we saw an amazing sunset.
And yes the sunset in the west side of Hawaii is a lot better than on the east side.
Near Hilo.
I will give it that.
And I do have a lot of thoughts about the differences between Kona and Hilo.
It is a lot more built up
Here.
I may talk about this sort of thing in another video.
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