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The Pua Mau Place Arboretum & Botanical Garden is located in the North Kona area on the drier side of the Big Island of Hawaii. There are still a wide variety of colorful flowers, trees, and plants thanks to deep water wells. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Pua Mau Place Botanical Garden Pictures – Big Island, Hawaii
A visit to the Big Island of Hawaii isn’t complete without seeing the only natural tropical rainforest zoo in the USA. The Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo is a free attraction located just south of Hilo on the rainy east side of the Big Island. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens Pictures – Hilo, Big Island
We visited the Crazy Fish Seafood Restaurant in Jacksonville Beach on a very hot weekend to rent a kayak and explore the intracoastal waterway. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Crazy Fish Kayak Rental & Restaurant Review – Jacksonville Beach, FL
The Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens is a free public park with several miles of hiking trails and a scenic two acre lake. To view my pictures from our visit, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens – Pictures & Visitor Info
We attended the Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival last weekend along with thousands of other thirsty beer enthusiasts. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival Pictures
Despite the many negative stories at online review sites about the service at Walmart Tire and Lube Centers, I decided to take a chance and have my new Falken Ziex ZE512 tires from Discount Tire Direct mounted and balanced at my local Wal-Mart. It ended up being an overwhelmingly positive experience at a bargain price.
Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express Center Review
After shopping around at dozens of websites for the cheapest 225/60R16 H speed rated tires for my Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, I chose DiscountTireDirect.com. For my full review including product pictures and price comparisons, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Discount Tire Direct Consumer Review
Another awesome beach on the Big Island of Hawaii is Mauna Kea located along the Kohala Coast in the North Kona area. The snorkeling was fantastic and the beach was a great place to have lunch in between snorkeling sessions with several shady trees. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Mauna Kea Beach Snorkeling Pictures & Video
One of the best snorkeling spots that we visited on the Big Island was Manini Beach located within Napoopoo Park in the South Kona area. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Manini Beach Snorkeling Pictures – Big Island, Hawaii
One of the highlights of our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii was taking the free brewery tour at the Kona Brewing Co. Restaurant & Pub located in Kailua-Kona. It was an excellent way to relax with plenty of beer samples after a long morning of snorkeling. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Kona Brewing Co. Brewery Tour Pictures – Kailua-Kona, Big Island
