I ran into a sign yesterday that I had to take a picture of.
The last time someone said "Spray Me," I'm pretty certain the police were involved at some point.I was able to get out and about a bit a couple days ago. I was finally able to get a picture of a corner of the plumeria field down towards the airport. I was able to do so by climbing up the embankment on the other side of the road. I thought it was odd that the embankment had steps, then I realized those steps ran the entire length of the road. I think I got it figured out though: it's an old lava field , and I think the steps were successive layers of lava at some point.
The lava steps opposite the plumeria field. 
I think this is probably one-sixteenth of the plumeria fields by the airport.I didn't know yesterday when I woke up that it would be my last day in Kona.
It's all good, as I was hoping to get to Hilo one more time, so it worked out. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to kind of pre-pack my suit case for where ever I'm headed on the twelfth (I'm shceduled for Lihue (Kauai), but there are rumors of me going to Kahalui (Maui)).
Kona was awesome. I am gonna miss the plumeria field on the way to the airport, as well as the view from the crew house. I was a little bummed as there was a beach and a lava tube that I had planned on checking out today, but I guess I have a reason to come back now. The last picture I took in Kona was a view of the lights at night from the deck. All the public lights (street lights, etc) are orange in the state of Hawaii - to keep light pollution down for the observatory.
The biggest clump of lights (in the center) is the airport.I'm also a little let down that the Kona Mountain Coffee Company doesn't open till six am, as I really wanted to get one more of the best vanilla lattes I've ever had. But, I had to be in Hilo by seven am, and that meant leaving no later than five-thirty.
Once in Hilo, I was starving and went straight to the old standby, K-hop. And in true K-hop fashion, the bar for loco moco was set ever higher. This time it was the kalua moco - rice, gravy, kalua pork, and two eggs over easy. It is awesome, and since I'm just eating out while in Hilo (for all of two days) I shall be returning for this. Maybe even get it sumo style...
After breakfast, I decided it was time for a walk. There's a road around the crew house that makes a pretty decent loop to go walking on. Along the way, I noticed a few things that weren't there when I last walked that loop about a week and a half ago; a set of old tires, a small rear-end (I'm guessing from something small, old, and rear wheel drive), what looks like a quarter panel that was freshly removed via collision (it's still very shiny - something out of place in such a corrosive environment), and what I think are the bones and offal of a goat. It's sad really, to live in such a unique place, only to trash it when removal of said rubbish takes more than a modicum of effort.
While I was out, I noticed that the horses from a nearby property were up against the fence. And there with them was the foal I had heard about but hadn't seen yet.
The foal and it's mother.After the foal, I rounded the back stretch of the route. That's when I saw something up ahead run across the street. And then another little critter, roughly the same size and shape, followed shortly thereafter. I had no idea mongooses (mongeese?) were so active that late in the morning (around eight-thirty-ish). All in all I saw probably six, thus tripling the amount of mongoose I had seen in my time in the islands here. I was also able to approach one, very slowly, a little at a time, and get a picture.
The furry, rat-looking thing dead center.I also found a source for coconuts that is fresher than getting them at the farmers market.
Straight from the tree (or directly beneath if you prefer).The rest of the morning has found me waiting for a call to take someone somewhere. I'm thinking of going over and surprising Lilly the gremlin dog if nothing is going on in the next hour.
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