Hilton Waikoloa Village Balcony Beach View

Ocean beach view from our balcony at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. This resort has 62 acres along the Kohala Coast. The other hotel in this resort area is the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort. There are two shopping areas: The Kings Court and the Queens Court. Many timeshare condos, plenty of activities and a full size golf course.

We stayed six days on the Big Island of Hawaii. Went in the off season in September. The weather was balmy with temperatures in the 90's and extremely humid. The night we arrived, Chili experienced a 8.3-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 16, 2015. My brother-in-law's wife emailed us to find out if we were all right because the effects of this earthquake would have been felt in Hawaii in the form of a tsunami. The advisory for the state of Hawaii continued for a couple of days after we arrived but nothing traumatic happened.

 The video above is an extremely short video taken off our balcony. I mention "deck" but should have said balcony. We were on the 4th floor and overlooking the golf course and ocean.

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Christmas in Hawaii
Planning on escaping to the warm tropical temperatures of Hawaii for Christmas?

Often we think of Christmas time, sitting by a warm fireplace sipping on eggnog or hot cocoa after a long day of shoveling snow from our driveway.

Hawaii is an exotic getaway from the cold, dreary and miserable Wintery season. At least for a week or two, an escape to Hawaii is the ultimate Christmas present.

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Happy National Zucchini Day!
August 8 is National Zucchini Day or "Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day." Due to overzealous planting of zucchini, citizens are asked to drop off baskets of the squash on neighbors' doorsteps. This might annoy some neighbors, but a nicer holiday than the "Place a Flaming Brown Paper Bag with Dog Poop on You Neighbors' Porch Day."

National Zucchini day is not to be confused with the April 24th; this is National Zucchini Bread Day.

How did this holiday originated?

Tom and Ruth Roy of Pennsylvania came up with the holiday along with 90 plus holidays that are out of the ordinary.

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Al's Hamburger Shop in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Located under a sign that says, "Al's Hamburgers Eat" is a small white building sandwiched between two larger buildings. In all accounts, it is called "Al's Hamburger Shop." This small building looks as if it were an after thought (and maybe it was) added to where an alley separated the two other buildings.

Al's is a Green Bay landmark that "must visit" for tourist.

Al's Hamburger Shop has been around since 1934. A narrow building with a counter on one side of the room and about ten bar stools. Across from the counter (within a few steps from the bar stools), four booths are located by the other wall. The decor is what one would expect from a diner of the 1930's. The prices aren't 1930's, but very reasonable.

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Big Island of Hawaii

Aloha and welcome to beautiful island of Hawaii. This is also called the Big Island. We hope you enjoyed your 10 hour flight. The temperature this evening is a comfortable 80F.

While we are waiting to depart from the plane, here is a little information about the Island. Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The state's population according to the US Census Bureau in 2007 was estimated at 1,283,388.

The Big Island is 4,028 square miles (10,432 km²), it is larger than all of the other Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaii is said to be named after Hawaiiloa, legendary Polynesian navigator. He was a hero of an ancient Hawaiian legend. He accidentally stumbled upon the islands. When Hawaiiloa returned to his homeland which he called Ka ʻāina kai melemele a Kane, "the land of the yellow sea of Kane". Hawaiiloa organized an expedition with his family and eight other skilled navigators. They settled on what is now the Island of Hawaii named in his honor.

The Hawaii Island is famous for the active Kilauea volcano. We hope you get a chance to see the volcanoes, the beaches and all the beautiful sites that this great island has to offer.

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