Our stay at the cottage was, in a word, sublime. And my heart aches to return again soon (and stay for weeks!). The cottage itself is a magical space. At night, above in the sky, one can see the Milky Way in awesome detail. With day, across the green, one can see the sea, through all manner of tropical plant — from banana to papaya. And in the mornings, we were joined by Gold Dust Day Geckoes (Phelsuma laticauda), who shared in our fresh coconut marmalade. It is a spiritual place of nature. We could not be more grateful for this opportunity to restore our forces and to celebrate our wonderment. And Cherie has thought with care and kindness through every detail, from cleanliness to aesthetics, from device chargers to cooking dishes, from beach towels to Legos for young ones (or the young at heart). We chose Cherie's cottage because of its proximity to Volcanoes National Park (flying in to Hilo). This worked out beautifully. And we were able to immerse from early morning to late evening in all the Park has to offer, including its lava flows and sunset palettes, local art gallery and ancient indigenous petroglyphs, and so much more. The cottage is also close to Green Sand and Black Sand beaches, with hikes through every manner of landscape and geological fascination, as well as farms that offer fresh honey, coffee, and all manner of special delights. Cherie also immediately responds to any questions, and is great about offering helpful suggestions. I quite literally cannot recommend highly enough!