Maluhia Farm and Hawaii!!!!!!!

I spent the remainder of September getting ready for our first vacation in 6 years. The last vacation my hubby and I went on was our honeymoon. Way to long ago. I promised him that we will go on a getaway at least once a year from now on ;) I will talk about the yarn first, then if you want to know a little about the rest of our trip then keep reading...

Romney Handspun, YAY!!!!!!!
I could not find a yarn shop in Kona prior to our trip online, so I went on a search for local Hawaiian yarn on Ravelry and Google. Maluhia Farm also known as the Hawaiian Homegrown Wool Company (HHWC) is AWESOME! Jan and her husband raise Romney Sheep and shear them for beautiful wool. Jan spins it up and sells them at various farmer's markets on the Big Island. I contacted her the week before we came and asked her if it would be OK for us to visit the farm in Honokoaa. She said that we could and gave us very good directions to get to her from Kona. Once we got there, she gave us a tour of the farm and I got to see the sheep! I also bought some of her beautiful handspun and 4 oz of fiber. I will admit that I do not know how to spin yet, but I am going to take my first spinning class (drop spindle) this month. I want to spin this pretty fiber into yarn for socks :D I also have to find a pretty pattern to use the handspun yarn. I am so glad I got to meet Jan, her husband, and to see all the pretty sheep. Thank you, Jan!






Remainder of Hawaii Trip...
The coffee was AMAZING (Kona Coffee and Kau'u Coffee). I will never feel the same about Starbucks again...
We stayed at the Hawaiian Oasis Bed and Breakfast Inn for 6 days in Kona, which was AMAZING! The breakfasts were so phenomenal and filling that we did not have to eat lunch the entire time we stayed there. I would recommend this inn to anyone who is going to vacation on the Big Island. We ate all types of exotic fruits at breakfast each morning including; Rambutan, Lychee, Dragon fruit, Star fruit, Passion fruit, Papaya, and of course REAL Pineapples with breakfast each morning. It was fabulous :) Darla & Peter (owners), and Matt run the place, cook these fantastic meals, and are all around awesome people. We will be staying there when we go back to the Big Island (and we will).




We went to...
-Beautiful beaches where the water was actually BLUE or Blue-Green, not poo brown.
-A luau at the Waikoloa Marriott Resort. It was corny, but the dancing was nice. This was the only "tourist" thing we did while on vacation ;)=
-Volcano National Park...Amazing, although the sulfur stench was enough to make anyone's nose hairs run for cover...
-The Aloha Farmer's Market at the King Kamehameha Hotel Beach Lawn was very nice. We bought 100% Kona and Kau'u Coffee from local farmers and natural bath products from a local vendor who made them. Everything is fantastic!
-Ate at some awesome local restaurants. When you see the local people eating there, the food is good ;)
Island Lava Java Grill
Big Island Grill
Pau
Jackie Rey's

It was our first time going to Hawaii and we enjoyed every moment of it. We are glad we chose the Big Island because it was not a "tourist trap". Our goal is to visit all the Hawaiian Islands at least once. But, the Big Island will always be our favorite and the one we will repeatedly return to in years to come.