07-25-2016, 10:41 PM
We came over and spent 2 weeks vacationing, 1 week on the east side and 1 week on the west side.
The next year we spent a 2 week vacation driving through the Puna subdivisions, becoming intimate with all of those of interest to us.
The third year we packed up and drove to San Diego, put the car on the ship and bought 1 way plane tickets for ourselves.
We stayed 1 night in a tourist hotel type accommodation, then 2 weeks in a vacation rental while looking for a longer term rental, finally in a 3 month rental while actually looking for the right place to buy.
Maybe we're either better or luckier than most. We found exactly what we wanted and have no regrets. We did put in a grueling 3 months + of sun up to sun down searching. But then, we came over committed to making this our new home. We both were experienced in making long distance moves to new, relatively unfamiliar places and knew how to make judgement calls on what we'd be getting into. We're here to stay and love it.
EDIT:
Almost forgot, after the 1st 2 weeks on BI we spent 2 weeks the next year on Kawai'i. That is where we decided to come back to BI and take a closer look at it as a place to live. The following year was the familiarization with Puna trip.
The next year we spent a 2 week vacation driving through the Puna subdivisions, becoming intimate with all of those of interest to us.
The third year we packed up and drove to San Diego, put the car on the ship and bought 1 way plane tickets for ourselves.
We stayed 1 night in a tourist hotel type accommodation, then 2 weeks in a vacation rental while looking for a longer term rental, finally in a 3 month rental while actually looking for the right place to buy.
Maybe we're either better or luckier than most. We found exactly what we wanted and have no regrets. We did put in a grueling 3 months + of sun up to sun down searching. But then, we came over committed to making this our new home. We both were experienced in making long distance moves to new, relatively unfamiliar places and knew how to make judgement calls on what we'd be getting into. We're here to stay and love it.
EDIT:
Almost forgot, after the 1st 2 weeks on BI we spent 2 weeks the next year on Kawai'i. That is where we decided to come back to BI and take a closer look at it as a place to live. The following year was the familiarization with Puna trip.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.