It was the first day we landed on Hawaii and we have travelled the whole day. We were a little bit scared by ourselves when we arrived the village arouond 21:00 and it was raining heavily. I tried to call Akiko but there was no mobile signal around the area. We were kind of circle around the very beginning 0.5 mile of the road a while. After we drove a little bit into the village, I found the place as Akiko described on the Web.
Akiko gave us a very quick check in and provided us some fresh fruits since we haven't eaten dinner. She was really nice and kind to treat us. That was Christmas eve.
The place is clean and bright. Because it has so many rains in winter, it is a bit humid. There was no curtain on the windows but the windows in the rooms face the north. It didn't affect our sleep at the early morning. The wifi signal was weak and there was no TV. I am OK to this since that is a nice place to calm down and look into the inside of yourself. The bed is a bit softer than usual and there is only one bathroom. There was no mosquito inside the house but a lot outside.
We attended the Mochi Ponding Event hold yearly at the year end. I have thought there should be a lot of Japanese or Japanese-American attendees. However, there were so many different people came and joined. The atmosphere was peaceful and joyful.
I travel with my hubby and the in-law family. All of us like Akiko and her place. It reminded us our older hometown in the countryside.