Then we headed out in search of the local retailer for Blu Kicks canvas shoes. Their website pointed us to a store called Seaside Luxe about a half hour drive north of Kona. Well, that turned out to be on the property of The Four Seasons Resort at Hualalai, site of the PGA Champions Tour tournaments a couple weeks ago. In the eyes of a golf enthusiast, his course was to die for: 
We returned to Kona and wandered around the downtown market area.
Wednesday was a trip to the Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm on the north edge of Kona, near the airport. This is a for-profit operation that aims to preserve the various species of seahorses by raising them in tanks. They release some to the ocean, and others they sell to responsible owners. It was a fascinating educational experience.
We took the tour where a biologist explains the whole process. Near the end we had the chance to hold a seahorse. Actually, they hold you:
Back to Kona for lunch at the Kona Inn:
And what vacation in Hawaii would be complete without some shave ice:
Here are some pictures from the downtown area of Kona:
A beautiful sunset in Keauhou Bay closes out the day:
Yeah, paradise.
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