Bikes swayed in the wind after today's Lavaman Triathlon. It must have been a tough race!

Welcome to Waikoblowa

Chris spotted a possible Queen's Bath near A Bay on an aerial photo so we headed up there to scope it out. It was a gorgeous day but we were constantly sand blasted by wind that was out of control even for Waikoloa standards. It makes me wonder how anyone completed today's Lavaman Triathlon. Journey is slated to play the new outdoor Waikoloa Bowl tonight, I sure hope it doesn't get cancelled due to high wind like the recent Mercy Me concert.

Part of this complete breakfast: Cocoa Wheats, toast, spam and West Hawaii Today

I'm Coo-coo for Cocoa Wheats

I've eaten Cocoa Wheats since childhood. Growing up, I never knew how good I had it. As it turns out, this "creamy hot cereal with the cocoa treat," is a regional specialty. I wish I could share this remarkable meal with everybody. Since marrying me, Chris has become a fan, and I know others in the world are missing out.

Made by Little Crow Foods in Warsaw, Ind. since 1903, most people outside of the midwest have never heard of this breakfast sensation. Although, a friend of mine "hit it big in Vegas" once when he found and purchased Cocoa Wheats for me there.

This is a long story to say cousin Jeanne totally rocks because she just sent us eight boxes of Cocoa Wheats purchased at WalMart in Indiana. YES!

Two peat?

Last year I won the office bracket contest organized by our sports editor. Yep, even beat the sports editor. Naturally, I coughed up ten bucks and threw my hat in the ring again this year. The sad fact is, I really don't follow sports closely. I put about ten whole minutes into research on Yahoo.com before making this year's picks. But my performance last year is evidence that a bracket contest is really anybody's game.

The Swallow Tail

Pretty Music

It rained most of the weekend, but it let up just for Chamber Orchestra of Kona's Saturday afternoon concert. We played an assortment of pieces like an arrangement of Dvjork's New World Symphony, Hornpipe from Handel's Water Music and Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. We're a community orcehstra that meets once a week for the love of making music, I really enjoy it!

Puu Waa Waa Hike

Chris and I hiked to the top of Puu Waa Waa cinder cone last weekend. It was a great hike- I recommend it. It's three miles each way with an elevation gain of about 1,800 feet. Not too steep, but definately a decent workout. And the view was worth the effort.

On our way down, we followed a cow with her calves for about a mile. She thought we were chasing her and she was getting pretty frustrated, but she wasn't bright enough to step off the trail. So when we got to a long road that was sloped just right Chris rolled a giant tire down and that really got those cows running.

We climbed a tree at the top of the pu`u and Chris took this picture:

Green pastures: