This island is big enough that seeing the other side of it requires a 2 hour drive over and again on the way back. We had a number of things we wanted to do in Hilo, so instead of cramming all of that driving into one day, we made plans for an overnight vacation. The last time we went over – in April – we found a great little hotel off the main drag. We stayed at the same place this time. In true island fashion, the front desk is only open from 7 am to 7 pm, though the hotel and office is left wide open for people to come and go. At 7 pm, a sign goes up telling visitors to come across the street to the owners’ house for any after hours needs. Bananas, papayas and limes are available in the lobby for guests. And the coqui frogs serenaded us to sleep. The hotel is not elegant by any means, but it’s clean, comfortable and just our speed.
In Hilo, our first stop was the fabulous farmer’s market.
Common Sense » Blog Archive » Seething with juridicial power. said,
November 1, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
[…] Okay, not so much seething, but I am just tickled to be included in the set of worthy personages who will be judging entries for this year’s Cybil awards. What? You haven’t heard of the Cybils?! Why, they’re only the Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards — time to bone up! Me, I’m serving on the judging committee for nonfiction picture books. I’m honored, especially given that my cohorts include such folks as Jennifer Armstrong, whose completely excellent The American Story simply rocks. (Yes, you’ve heard me say this before.) Side note: My co-panelist Kris Bordessa recently gained the distinction of posting the most jealousy-inducing photos of fruit I have ever seen in my life. Not that I envy her life on the Big Island. Or anything. […]