Hilo, Hawai'i - from Kurtistown to Volcano to Akaka Falls - Flashback Friday
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Flashback Friday - back in 2017 when I knew that I was moving back to Hawai'i and bringing my family with me - I had two plans and didn't know which one would be better. The first was to move to Honolulu, find a job, find an apartment or house, and get ready to pay the quality of life tax. The second one was to move to Hilo, use the proceeds from the sale of my antique store in Oregon to buy a piece of land near the volcano, and then to live a sort of Hawaiian Mosquito Coast adventure...ultimately, I decided on Honolulu as being the best decision for the good of my family....but even after all the eruptions and hurricanes of the past year - there's a part of me that wishes I had chose Kurtistown. Here's what I wrote back then:
Hilo, Hawai'i - from Kurtistown to Volcano to Akaka Falls - Flashback Friday
Hilo, Hawai'i - from Kurtistown to Volcano to…
Hilo, Hawai'i - from Kurtistown to Volcano to Akaka Falls - Flashback Friday
Flashback Friday - back in 2017 when I knew that I was moving back to Hawai'i and bringing my family with me - I had two plans and didn't know which one would be better. The first was to move to Honolulu, find a job, find an apartment or house, and get ready to pay the quality of life tax. The second one was to move to Hilo, use the proceeds from the sale of my antique store in Oregon to buy a piece of land near the volcano, and then to live a sort of Hawaiian Mosquito Coast adventure...ultimately, I decided on Honolulu as being the best decision for the good of my family....but even after all the eruptions and hurricanes of the past year - there's a part of me that wishes I had chose Kurtistown. Here's what I wrote back then: