The flyer on the the Norwegian Cruise Line Ship, Pride of America, had this headline on the Freestyle Daily: Say Hello To Kona.
Unfortunately, our visit to Kailua-Kona was cancelled. The Pride of America is too large of a ship to dock in Kailua- Kona. So the cruise line planned to use tender boats to transport guests on to the island.
The captain and the crew deemed the weather unacceptable to safely transport guests to Kailua-Kona.
This meant, we were ship locked for the day.
Kailua-Kona is the second largest settlement on Hawaii(the Big Island), and the largest on the west side.
Our excursion was to have taken us along the Gold Coast and into the Cloud Forest Sanctuary.
I think we would have enjoyed the Cloud Forest Sanctuary. “This was a restoration project that started in 1982. It was the remnant of one of Hawaii island’s oldest and largest ranches that had strayed far from its pristine native forest origins.”
What turned out to be our day at sea was quiet and stress free.
That afternoon, Butch, Dan, and I attended a beer tasting featuring some of the beers brewed by the Kona Brewing Company. “This craft brewery was started in 1984 by a father and son team, Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa. Their vision and hard work paid off, as the brewery’s beers have become known around the world.”
Held in the Gold Rush Lounge, we enjoyed sampling six of the Kona Brewery’s beers. The staff did a good job in serving the beers and providing commentary about the differences in each beer. And just so you know, a beer tasting glass is 4 to 6 ounces, not the usual 12 or 16 ounce pour.
After the beer tasting, we worked our way back to our rooms to get ready for dinner. This evening, we would be dining at Cagney’s where beef is the main attraction.
When dinner was over, we were in motion, moving throughout the ship. Assorted musicians were performing solo sets in different locations. A stand-up comedian was performing in one theatre, and for a few minutes we sat down to watch the Perfect Couple Game Show. With its PG-13 rating, the questions and spousal responses were fairly predictable, so we didn’t stay until the end.
As we parted our ways back to our cabins, we all hoped that Thursday would go as planned. This would allow us to make our scheduled excursion to Waimea Canyon.
might be baloney 