Hawaii- Day Thirteen - Departure Day

Remember our theme for this vacation was “Get as much in as possible” and that included today as well. After all our flight wasn’t until 11:00 p.m. anyway so we tried to make the most of it.

After we pack and store our luggage at the resort for pickup later that day, we pile in the car and head back to Kona. We had decided at earlier over breakfast to see a coffee plantation and to get shopping done before heading home. The person at the concierge desk highly recommended a stop at the Greenwell Coffee Plantation. They told us it was the best. So we decide to make that our first stop.

I don’t know what others were expecting but when I hear the term Plantation; it conjures up visions of what you might see in the Deep South back on the main land. You know, huge houses, big properties, etc. But that’s not exactly what you see when you stop here. Should have known for two reasons: one, you’re on an island. And two: we were high in altitude and not level but on a hillside.

It was the smallest ‘plantation’ I’ve ever seen but the information we received, the taste test of the Kona coffee and the friendly people at this small establishment were all top notch. We also came across this fellow…. A Jackson chameleon. See, we even had entertainment! Before leaving, we purchased their wonderful Kona coffee.

Next stop was Kona Joe’s. What a difference! This place was huge and he was marketing the fact that his coffee was ‘trellis’ grown. "where Kona coffe is grown like wine grapes."