Our Flight on Alaska Airlines to Hawaii
The Plane That Will Carry Us Off to Hawaii
Johnny B and Rocky Onboard
Hawaii Rises Out of The Ocean
Johnny B's First Taste of Hawaii
Unknown Location in Paradise
Another Unknown Location in Paradise
We Stayed 3 Nights in This Yurt at The Isle of You Farm
A Clothing Optional 100-Acre Banana Plantation
Rocky at Akaka Falls
Banyan Trees at Akaka Falls
Akaka Falls State Park
Akaka Falls, 442 Feet High
Johnny B and Rocky at Akaka Falls
Hilo Bayfront Park
Hilo Bayfront Park
Coconut Island in Hilo
Johnny B at Hilo Bay
Johnny B, Hilo Beach Parks Area
Onekahakaha Beach Park in Hilo
Rocky at MacKenzie State Park Coconut Grove
Johnny B, MacKenzie State Park Shoreline
Rocky at Ahalanui Warm (Geothermal) Pond
Kehena Beach, Black Sand Clothing Optional Beach
Hookena Beach, A Great Place to Snorkel
Johnny B and Rocky at the Maku'u Farmers Market
House and Yard in Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP)
Rocky on Deck
Front of House
Pool, Deck and Lanai
Lanai Facing East
Lanai Facing West
Living Room
Kitchen and Hallway Before Our Stuff Arrived
Kitchen With Stuff
Rocky Making Sushi
Aloha Breakfast Plate for Airbnb Guests
Breakfast Spread for Airbnb Guests
Airbnb Guests from Europe and
Our Friend, Sam in Background with Ukelele
When Someone's Selling Live Lobsters
on the Side of the Road, You Stop and Buy Some!
We Surprised Our Airbnb Guests with a Lobster Dinner
Beating Back The Jungle in HPP
Rocky and Johnny B Airbnb Profile Pic
Johnny B and Rocky Airbnb Profile Pic
Rocky and Johnny B Airbnb Profile Pic
Buck Buck Sitting on Thirteen Fertilized
Black Jersey Giant Eggs That We Bought
The First Chick Hatches
The Second Chick Hatches
More Chicks Hatch
The Final Chick Emerges From Its Egg
Buck Buck is Now Mother to 13 Illegitimate Babies
Johnny B With a Tiny Chick That Will Grow Up
To Become a 10 Pound Black Jersey Giant Chicken
Sooooo Cute
The Chicks' New Condo
The Chicks Get a Resort
The Chicks Are Growing Up
The Chicks With Sour Cream Mustaches
Rocky and Small Banyan Tree at HPP Coastline
Johnny B at HPP Coastline
Rocky at HPP Coastline
HPP Coastline
Our Friend Mary Visits Us Wherever We Move
She Just Picked This Pineapple From Our Yard
Raw Land in Fern Forest with Cleared House Pad
Top of Driveway at Fern Forest Property
Cleared House Pad on Fern Forest Property
Future Site of The Garden
Week One in Fern Forest with 10' x 20' Carport Tent
Wrapped in Tarps- Our New Home
Livin' In The Lap of Luxury in Hawaii
Some Friends Came to Harvest Valuable Hapu'u Trees
The Blank Slate
Johnny B on the Busy Road Out Front
We Originally Shared Our Tent
With The Black Jersey Giants
Rocky with Bea Arthur,
The Most Vocal of the Chickens
Johnny B and Rocky at Akaka Falls
Hilo Bayfront Park
Hilo Bayfront Park
Coconut Island in Hilo
Johnny B at Hilo Bay
Johnny B, Hilo Beach Parks Area
Onekahakaha Beach Park in Hilo
Rocky at MacKenzie State Park Coconut Grove
Johnny B, MacKenzie State Park Shoreline
Rocky at Ahalanui Warm (Geothermal) Pond
Kehena Beach, Black Sand Clothing Optional Beach
Hookena Beach, A Great Place to Snorkel
Johnny B and Rocky at the Maku'u Farmers Market
House and Yard in Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP)
Rocky on Deck
Front of House
Pool, Deck and Lanai
Lanai Facing East
Lanai Facing West
Living Room
Kitchen and Hallway Before Our Stuff Arrived
Kitchen With Stuff
Rocky Making Sushi
Aloha Breakfast Plate for Airbnb Guests
Breakfast Spread for Airbnb Guests
Airbnb Guests from Europe and
Our Friend, Sam in Background with Ukelele
When Someone's Selling Live Lobsters
on the Side of the Road, You Stop and Buy Some!
We Surprised Our Airbnb Guests with a Lobster Dinner
Beating Back The Jungle in HPP
Johnny B and Rocky Airbnb Profile Pic
Rocky and Johnny B Airbnb Profile Pic
Buck Buck Sitting on Thirteen Fertilized
Black Jersey Giant Eggs That We Bought
The First Chick Hatches
The Second Chick Hatches
More Chicks Hatch
The Final Chick Emerges From Its Egg
Buck Buck is Now Mother to 13 Illegitimate Babies
Johnny B With a Tiny Chick That Will Grow Up
To Become a 10 Pound Black Jersey Giant Chicken
Sooooo Cute
The Chicks' New Condo
The Chicks Get a Resort
The Chicks Are Growing Up
The Chicks With Sour Cream Mustaches
Rocky and Small Banyan Tree at HPP Coastline
Johnny B at HPP Coastline
Rocky at HPP Coastline
HPP Coastline
Our Friend Mary Visits Us Wherever We Move
She Just Picked This Pineapple From Our Yard
Mary and Rocky at
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Rocky at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau Park
We Also Took Mary to See Sea Turtles
At Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Rocky and Mary Above Kilauea Caldera
At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Rocky and Mary in The Caldera
Mary and Johnny B, Kilauea Crater in Background
Mary During "Poke-A-Stick" Lava Hike
Tortured Souls Encased in Lava
Mary Roasts a Marshmallow on The Volcano
Lava Pouring Into The Ocean
Video of Lava Pouring Into The Ocean
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Video of Surprise Lava Outbreak
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Another Video of Surprise Lava Outbreak
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Mary Just Yards Away From Flowing River of Lava
Top of Driveway at Fern Forest Property
Cleared House Pad on Fern Forest Property
Future Site of The Garden
Week One in Fern Forest with 10' x 20' Carport Tent
Wrapped in Tarps- Our New Home
Livin' In The Lap of Luxury in Hawaii
Some Friends Came to Harvest Valuable Hapu'u Trees
The Blank Slate
Johnny B on the Busy Road Out Front
We Originally Shared Our Tent
With The Black Jersey Giants
Rocky with Bea Arthur,
The Most Vocal of the Chickens
Rocky Planting The Garden in Fern Forest
Rocky Planting The Garden in Fern Forest
Bare Bones Living in Fern Forest
The Crops Are In
Fern Forest Property Week 3
Rocky In The House
Rocky's Homemade Chicken Coop in Background
Tent Home in Fern Forest
The New Floor Goes In
Final Touches to The Perfectly Level Floor
A Sneak Peek Inside While Replacing The West Wall
Week 6 in Fern Forest
Fern Forest Panorama
When You Cut Down Invasive Strawberry Guava Trees
They Come Back A Hundred Times More Numerous
Not Good in The Ohia Forest
All Settled In
Rock Path Leading to Hot Shower
View From Shower Area
Our Friend, The Baby Owl
Video of Our Friend, The Baby Owl
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Sunrise at The Coffee Farm
Back of House in Ninole with Unfinished Deck
Johnny B Having a Beer on The Unfinished Deck
Coffee Pickers
View From Deck, Yurt Where Caretaker Lives
Cruise Ship in Background
View From Deck with Cruise Ship in Background
Incredible Full Rainbows Are Common
Fairly Dim Full Rainbow
View of House From Yurt Area
Coffee Plant
Dried Coffee Beans
Our Friend and Landlord Richard Talks Coffee Beans
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Video of Barney Hulling Coffee Beans
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Banana Trees Are Everywhere on the
East Side of The Big Island
There Are Plenty Here on The Coffee Farm
Rocky Carves Tiki Idols From Bamboo on The Farm
Back of House in Ninole with Unfinished Deck
Johnny B Having a Beer on The Unfinished Deck
Coffee Pickers
View From Deck, Yurt Where Caretaker Lives
Cruise Ship in Background
View From Deck with Cruise Ship in Background
Incredible Full Rainbows Are Common
Fairly Dim Full Rainbow
View of House From Yurt Area
Coffee Plant
Dried Coffee Beans
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Banana Trees Are Everywhere on the
East Side of The Big Island
There Are Plenty Here on The Coffee Farm
Rocky Carves Tiki Idols From Bamboo on The Farm
As planned, we posted the extra bedroom on airbnb.com to
generate some extra income. We soon
found ourselves very busy hosting guests, mainly from Europe . Our great reviews put us at the top of the
list on airbnb and we attracted some very cool people. We currently have 44 glowing reviews on
airbnb. We made lots of new friends and
many of them have invited us to stay with them in Canada ,
England , France ,
Germany , Austria ,
Switzerland ,
etc. Two of our guests have actually
been into North Korea, one of them with President Jimmy Carter at his
side. Another one of our guests runs the
research station in Antarctica . It was a great experience that we’ll never
forget.
July 1 to October
15, 2013 . We then purchased
3-acres in Fern Forest ,
about 7 miles from the lava filled Kilauea Crater at Hawai’i Volcanoes National
Park. It was raw land except for a small
cleared house pad area. We built a crude
pallet floor and erected a 10’ x 20’ carport tent that we wrapped in tarps for
our new home. We built a pallet outhouse
and a pallet hot shower. We cleared away
rocks, built rock paths and planted some crops in the rich volcanic soil. After a few months, we decided hat we didn’t
want to live there anymore so we sold the property and made a few bucks in the
process.