The people in Kona are very proud of their coffee.Our ride started out on a quiet local road, where we passed coffee farms, and gorgeous flowers in peoples gardens.
I stopped and took pictures of this trumpet flower tree by the side of the road. All of the flowers are amazing, I had a hard time not stopping every few feet to take pictures.
We stopped part-way through our morning ride and took a tour of a coffee plantation / factory.
The guide showed us the bushes, berries, and the machines that sorted and peeled the coffee berries.
This next picture is of the little shop with everyone
standing around tasting the 10 different kinds of coffee. We picked up a bit of coffee and also some of the other local products.We left the coffee plantation and headed to Pu'uhonua O Honaunau - The Ancient "City of Refuge" -- which was a whole history lesson in itself!
The beach here was completely amazing -- The dirt road ended at a white coral sand beach which was behind a lava rock shore.
I took some pictures of mom with her bike on the lava rock. It was really odd to have the sand behind the rocks.
~ Abi
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