Connie and Andrew were great hosts and the hideaway was lovely.

It definitely felt like we were Hawaii residents for a week. Hilo felt like a real place with real people living real lifes; not just a tourist spot. We ate lots and lots of papaya and explored the local Puna coast. We took in an indie movie and the Pacific Theater in Hilo and drank some awesome Hilo Shark coffee just about every day.

We received a detail set of instructions about the cabin that included a list of possible "things to do". We made our way through about 1/3 of the list and are looking forward to coming back to do the rest!