09-08-2006, 05:40 PM
Glen,
I've lived in CO for nearly 30 years b4 moving to HPP this summer. One of the reasons we chose HPP was because of its relative proximity to places we need to go: 25 mins into Hilo town, 15-20 mins to my work in Pahoa, 35-40 to the Volcano area for hiking and biking. You get the idea. And a 90 mile, less than 2 hr drive to the Kohala coast beaches when I need a white sand fix and want to be really hot for a few hours. That's no drive time at all for a rural CO gal used to driving 3 hrs to Denver to go to ballgames or shop somewhere besides a ski shop.
One thing I've noticed is it takes a while longer (given the distance in miles) to get places since traffic moves a lot slower. My previous road speed of 75 on a two-lane CO road has dropped to 55-60 max. (Hey, I'm getting great mileage) Seaview to Hilo would be a minimum 45 min commute (right folks that are down that way?) and the hiway gets pretty backed up at peak times.
I can second Wyatt's thoughts on deephawaii.com Nothing fancy but pretty area and clean, good central location in HPP. Stayed at Sunset House in '05 and it was clean, but ditto about the ventilation: an enclosed garage is built in front of the house blocking the trades. Somebody wasn't paying attention on that one. Also took 6 months to get the cleaning deposit back-Yikes!
Good luck with your visit- I might be able to tour around w/you on a weekend, help me get to know the area better too. I always thought we'd end up in South Kona where my Pop grew up but got out-priced, and besides, I could not have driven that hiway to work every day!
Linda in HPP
I've lived in CO for nearly 30 years b4 moving to HPP this summer. One of the reasons we chose HPP was because of its relative proximity to places we need to go: 25 mins into Hilo town, 15-20 mins to my work in Pahoa, 35-40 to the Volcano area for hiking and biking. You get the idea. And a 90 mile, less than 2 hr drive to the Kohala coast beaches when I need a white sand fix and want to be really hot for a few hours. That's no drive time at all for a rural CO gal used to driving 3 hrs to Denver to go to ballgames or shop somewhere besides a ski shop.
One thing I've noticed is it takes a while longer (given the distance in miles) to get places since traffic moves a lot slower. My previous road speed of 75 on a two-lane CO road has dropped to 55-60 max. (Hey, I'm getting great mileage) Seaview to Hilo would be a minimum 45 min commute (right folks that are down that way?) and the hiway gets pretty backed up at peak times.
I can second Wyatt's thoughts on deephawaii.com Nothing fancy but pretty area and clean, good central location in HPP. Stayed at Sunset House in '05 and it was clean, but ditto about the ventilation: an enclosed garage is built in front of the house blocking the trades. Somebody wasn't paying attention on that one. Also took 6 months to get the cleaning deposit back-Yikes!
Good luck with your visit- I might be able to tour around w/you on a weekend, help me get to know the area better too. I always thought we'd end up in South Kona where my Pop grew up but got out-priced, and besides, I could not have driven that hiway to work every day!
Linda in HPP