A very quiet "neighborhood" because our only neighbors were the sounds of nature and occasional greetings when we encountered guests from the other three cabins. The grounds have a distant view of the ocean. The cabin complex is down a long curved private driveway through the jungle, so it can't be seen from the road. I forgot that there is a coded gate, so I had to hop the fence and walk down to find Jacklynn's husband to get the code.

I'm a building contractor, so I was looking over the construction thoroughly, just out of curiosity. The cabins are in tip-top shape, with amenities we hadn't counted on, like a DVD player. We didn't use it, but it could have been handy on a rainy day. There were also some local guidebooks. We accidentally took a large Hawaii guidebook from our cabin, but we'll return it, probably today.

It's a great base to explore this part of the island, but use your GPS to find the turn-off for Ala-ili Road if you come when it's dark. I missed the turn off when returning the first night after we had already checked in.

I'm sorry we didn't stay longer so that I could have had an opportunity to meet both our hosts and learn about how their water and power systems work, as well as the local culture.