Driving Around Puna

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We have been in HPP now since September of 2011. I get to Hilo a lot. I now have a part time job teaching two after school chess classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. This session just ended last week. I do two things. First, I always go to my gym and do a workout before I go do my classes. Second, I ride one of our highway rideable scooters that get 85-98 mpg. We have ridden to Volcano a couple of times. The last time we got nailed with a pretty severe rain storm that made riding iffy. We made it, but I wouldn't want to deal with that very often. When I ride to Hilo I also try to combine any shopping that needs to be done, and get the mail from our Keaau P.O. box. You would be amazed what I can haul on our SYM HD200 scooter with a rear cargo box. We also have a 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup that gets about 24 mpg. I need it for hauling big stuff, and I can haul a few 4x8 sheets of plywood, or 2x4x8 to 10 foot boards as needed. I would never part with that Toyota. Oh, by the way, bicycling to Hilo and back from here is very doable. It's about a 12 mile each way trip with few hills.

Jon in Keaau/HPP