Even though we planned to spend the bulk of our two week trip on the Hilo side of the isand, we did want to venture onto the Kona side, and were not sure of what to expect. Our stay at Harry's home in Captain Cook was nicer than we could have imagined. Yes, we did get a bit of rain but only at night, which we understand is the "cost" of keeping the vegetation in paradise well watered. The landscaping is lush and tropical. The lounge chairs were perfectlky positioned for us to watch the moon rise and the sun set. Everything in the home was better than expected including the open shower space, the backyard lanai, the very comfortable bed, as well as the access to the fins and snorkels provided. Since we had never been to this island before, we were able to benefit from Harry's extensive notebook of local beaches, restaurants, and hikes. We went to a new beach every day. Our visit began the last week of March with a checkout on April 1st. We not only lost track of time and adjusted to island time right away - but we also lost track of the day of week, the date and even the month. We started to check out March 31st and Harry ran down the driveway to fladg us down, ketting us know that it was still March and we were about to check out a full 24 hours. early. We laughed at this and then becae aware of the totality of our relaxing experience. Thank you so much, Harry.