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#PhillaceIslandHop Big Island Video

While we were in Australia and Tahiti, I had a few rainy afternoons and late nights to finish our Big Island video from our trip in May. I LOVE making home movies of our adventures! And this was an awesome vacation!

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#PhillaceIslandHop Day Four

T and I made our way back to the Big Island a few weeks ago. We’ve been once before in 2012 (check it out HERE).

Day four, Trevor made me coffee and packed while I backed up photos.

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We grabbed the most ONO acai bowls!!

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After breakfast, we took a walk.

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Before checking out of the hotel, we ate our Two Ladies Kitchen mochi on the lanai.

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Another AWESOME #PhillaceIslandHop! Love youuuuuu, Hawaii’i!

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#PhillaceIslandHop Day Three

T and I made our way back to the Big Island a few weeks ago. We’ve been once before in 2012 (check it out HERE).

Day Three: we woke up and had breakfast at our hotel overlooking this gorgeous waterfall!!

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After breakfast, we made our way down to the waterfall.

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We kayaked to the bottom of it.

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We checked out of our hotel and drove to grab my favorite, Two Ladies Kitchen – strawberry mochi!!

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We drove to Kona, checked in to our new hotel, and grabbed pizza.

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We were so stoked to do the manta dive again because during our last trip, NONE of them showed up!

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On our afternoon dive, we saw turtles, eels, and two mantas!

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For our surface interval, we watched dolphins play and the sunset.

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After the sunset, we jumped in. 19 FREAKING MANTA RAYS!! One of the best dives they’ve had!

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That was AWESOME! Now, hot chocolate!

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