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Who's ready to hear about 7 Amazing Things you have to do
On the Big Island of Hawaii
It is one of the most interesting places i've ever visited
And you're about to find out why
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I'm also going to be linking down below
To my Hawaii playlist
And to my favorite blog
Travelling Elly
Who gave me so many good ideas on things to do on the Big Island
You've got to check her out
Let's get to that list and we're going to start with number 7
Trying the original loco moco
In Hilo, Hi
Now what the heck is a loco moco
Is it a taco?
Not quite
It's actually a Hawaiian breakfast
Or lunch with many different variations
The traditional is a sunnyside up egg
On top of a burger
Smothered in gravy
And white rice
It sounds delicious because it is
Hit up Cafe 100 in Hilo
Because they invented it back in 1946
We enjoyed the trip a lot
But i'm going to warn you right now. If you order the super loco moco like I did
You are not going to be able to eat for the rest of the day
And you may have the urge to take a really long nap.
Moving on to number 6
We spent most of our time on the Big Island living in Hilo, which is a very underrated place
Now something you could for a day is hop around to many of the different waterfalls
In the area
As the Big Island has some of the best ones in the entire world.
And you could start with Rainbow Falls or Boiling Pots
But if you can figure out how to get there, Narnia Falls
Is an excellent spot to just hang out for the afternoon
And avoid some of the crowds
You may have to find a local to show you the way like we did though
It's a long hike
But quite worth it in the end
Trust me
Number 5
Uncle Roberts Night Market in Kalapana
This place is really unique, and we only visited once
But if I had more time
I would have been a regular customer
Held every Wednesday not only can you sample everything from Hawaiian Barbecue to Mexican to Kimchi Korean
But it has a certain hippie vibe to it that you have to experience for yourself
And by the way those socks cost only 5 dollars
The live music is really authentic Hawaiian
The performers are worth the trip by themselves
And did I mention the fire twirlers
Number 4 Kayaking with dolphins in Kona
Now you have to go to Kealakekua Bay to get this done
And I hope you don't mispronounce it like I did
Start with Kealakekua Bay.
I think I just butchered that
You could pay for an expensive tour to do this
Or you could do what we did and find a local company to rent a kayak
30 dollars
Per person
For the entire day
Not only is the water absolutely gorgeous torquise
But if you're lucky you'll find a few pods of Dolphins swimming around
And the best part is that while the expensive boat tours are nearby
You're getting the same view only more up close and personal
This has to be one of your top choices when you get to the Kona side of the big Island
Let's move onto number three
Horseback riding the rim of the Waipio Valley
We found this amazing horseback riding company
That took us on a five hour ride that included not only some out of this world scenery
Really the Waipio Valley is one of the most beautiful parts of the Island of Hawaii
And the perfect place to forget about the rest of the world.
We also stopped by a secluded waterfall for lunch
And even found a horseback riding dog named Patches
That day was one of the highlights of our month in Hawaii
And something you really need to experience
Number 2 take a shelter dog out for a field trip
I think that every state in the U.S has to implement this program right now
You can do it in either Hilo, Kona, or Waimea
Essentially you're taking the dog out for a couple of hours to do whatever you want
And there's no charge
The shelter provides you with all of the equipment you need
We took Miracle out in this video and she was really sweet
And kept us on our toes
We returned a second time to take out a different dog
And found out that Miracle was adopted shortly after the video was made.
Don't ever think you can't make a difference when you're out traveling
This simple act is going to be getting these dogs
Out into the community
And they wear adopt me insignia
So people are going to see them and you can definitley change a life
My number one activity on the Big Island of Hawaii
Go see the lava on Mount Kileau
If there was just one thing I recommend you do on the Big Island
It would be this
And there's a couple of ways you can do it
You have expensive options
Like taking a helicopter
Or a boat
You could do what we did
Which involves renting a bike about 4 miles from the viewing area
Or you could even hike it
The biking was pretty economical at just $20 per person
And you felt like you were riding through Mars
On the way to one of the Big Island's must do activities
This is the worlds most active volcano
And you get to watch lava flow into the ocean
Creating new earth
Just a quarter mile away
If that's not something you'll never forget
I don't know whatw is
As an added bonus if you have extra time
You should definitley go inside volcano national park
To check out the old lava fields
Totally totally worth it
All of the footage above came from my Big Island of Hawaii Playlist
Which i'm going to be linking to down in the description
So definitley go check that out
If you want evne more ideas
About things to do
When you visit
And there's a book i'm going to be recommending called Hawaii, the Big Island Revealed
I read it and got a lot of useful information from it
It's also going to be linked down in the description
That does it for my coverage of the Big Island of Hawaii
How sad, I know
But for all those Americans watching out there
I just want to tell you this
You can go a world away
Without even leaving the U.S
You don't need a passport
Their were times I felt like I was in a foreign country
So you guys especially need to be taking advantage of Hawaii.
And of course the Big Island
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Peace