Thank you. Brian and Kristy got engaged on the Big Island as well. trippy.com is the latest venture of my son-in-law, J. R. Johnson. Love the creativity and entrepreneurship! I see you are in Australia! You sure get around.

Easy drive from the Mauna Kea. One of the more beautiful views on the Big Island. Take highway 270 until it ends. There is a small car park where you can take in the view. If you want some exercise, there is a good hike down the valley to the black sand beach at the bottom. The drive out thereEasy drive from the Mauna Kea. One of the more beautiful views on the Big Island. Take highway 270 until it ends. There is a small car park where you can take in the view. If you want some exercise, there is a good hike down the valley to the black sand beach at the bottom. The drive out there is interesting... you go through a couple of small Hawaiian towns (Hawi is an interesting place with art galleries, etc.). If you do this, on the way back from the lookout, instead of taking the 270 back along the coast, when you enter Hawi, make a left on either the Kohala Mountain Road or Highway 250 (they merge a couple of mile from the turnoff from the road through town), and take that to Waimea (then you can take the 19 right down from Waimea to the Mauna Kea). This is a great little drive... you drive through rolling hills and ranches with views out to the Pacific and Maui. We stumbled across this route and loved it. Totally different than the drive along the coast.… see moresee less

Take a day trip to Guatape. While there swim in the lake, and climb Penon de Guatage - the rock of Guatape. Engineering and architecture buffs take note of the "zipper" construction of the stairwell… the water you drink at the top is delivered by a little old man who goes up and down that rock 20-40Take a day trip to Guatape. While there swim in the lake, and climb Penon de Guatage - the rock of Guatape. Engineering and architecture buffs take note of the "zipper" construction of the stairwell… the water you drink at the top is delivered by a little old man who goes up and down that rock 20-40 times a day with supplies. (see my overall Medellin thoughts here)… see moresee less

Ride with some locals in a Chiva (Party Bus). Originally designed to bring workers into and out of the city, these decorated buses rapidly became a party in their own right and a part of Colombian culture, they frequently include live mariachis. You can organize through your hotel, but make sure youRide with some locals in a Chiva (Party Bus). Originally designed to bring workers into and out of the city, these decorated buses rapidly became a party in their own right and a part of Colombian culture, they frequently include live mariachis. You can organize through your hotel, but make sure you jump on one full of Colombians, not tourists, and expect to make a LOT of new friends (see my overall Medellin thoughts here)… see moresee less