Kate & Neill were wonderful, hospitable hosts. Our flight got in late and they’ve baked us delicious banana bread, got avocado and papaya from the garden, and provided basics in the fridge so we had something for the morning. We loved the sunset view from their place and how environmentally friendly it is (solar and compost).
The location is not too isolated from shops (there’s a mart and Costco nearby, and a guy at a road corner who sells fresh ahi). We drove around Big Island easily from here and got to see white sand beach, green sand beach, black sand beach, sea turtles and volcano. We didn’t mind the coqui frogs at night and thought they sounded cute like the Pokémon Froakie. There’s also cute little green lizards who’d happily eat flies. :)
There were various equipments that are available for borrowing such are snorkelling gear, boogie boards, surfboards, beach towels, beach chairs, an esky. (I can’t swim but wished I had taken the snorkelling gear with us regardless to see what’s under the waters!). There is a portable induction stove in the kitchen and our tip is if you’re cooking something smelly (like fish) is to plug it at an outlet near the door to the back garden and cook it outside on the garden table because there is no exhaust indoor.
We had a really lovely time, thank you so much for making this possible, and our only wish is we had more time on Big Island to see more of what if offers. I can safely say we’ll be back should be visit Big Island again!