Posts Tagged: farm

Captain Cook Farm Animals

I’ve run into quite the collection of critters while working on the farm here in Captain Cook. We see plenty of chickens and roosters while working in the fields. None of them are “ours” necessarily. They’re just wild chickens that roam the grounds of the farm. I’ve seen a few of them protecting eggs and have…


Hawaii Rain!

After my trip to Hilo, I found it pretty amazing how we hardly get ANY rain here in Kona. The entire time I was in Hilo it was practically raining. The entire time I’ve been in Kona it’s been sunny. We get the occasional rain clouds over head with a few drops here and there…


Hilo Hitchhiking

This weekend, for my time off, I decided to venture alone to the other side of the island. Kris explained to me that the only way to get there using public transportation was to get on a bus that left Kona around 5:45 in the morning. Since I was still technically here on vacation and…


Farming Big Island Style

Another week here on the farm and the work continues. It’s nice, though, being able to wake up and be right in the middle of the fields, being surrounded by the coffee plants and the tall mac nut trees that cover and shade the surf shack throughout the day. In the morning I can reach…