Bali Temple was a wonderful sanctuary for us during our exploration of Big Island. It was beautiful, peaceful, and I'm not sure that I can properly encapsulate in words how it was so special, except to relate the following quick experience. We had spent the day seeing the Hilo side of the island, and were sitting on lanai, unwinding with some wine as the sun set behind us and darkness settled over the seascape. The view is as perfect as advertised, but what it can't convey is the sound of the surf. We sat there just listening to it crashing, when we heard something else: whales, coming up for breath. It was so distinctive and surprising that at first we thought we'd misheard, but then, minutes later, there it was again.

Bali Temple was amazing, through and through.