Rather than buy a costly replacement cartridge filter element for our Hayward Star Clear II pool pump, I just thoroughly cleaned it. Check out my quick Hayward pool pump cartridge filter cleaning guide by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Ho’okena Beach Park – Big Island, Hawaii
Hookena Beach Park is a scenic salt & pepper sand beach located about 25 miles south of Kailua-Kona near Captain Cook. To see my underwater snorkeling pictures from our visit to Hookena Beach, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor – Sunset Watching Trip – Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii
During our stay in the Kailua-Kona area of the Big Island of Hawaii, I had read that the nearby Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor was a great place to watch the sunset. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
CORT Furniture Rental Review
Rather than choose from a limited selection of furnished “corporate” and vacation rental apartments for our short stay in Jacksonville, we chose to sublease a vacant apartment and rent furniture from CORT. For my full review of the experience and pictures of the furniture, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Kenmore PUR Ice & Water Filter Guide
Many of the side by side refrigerators manufactured by Whirlpool such as the Kenmore, Maytag, Amana, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air brands are equipped with a push button dual ice and drinking water filter that needs to be replaced about every six months. The original filter in our Kenmore refrigerator was a PUR part # 9030 and the replacement filter is a Whirlpool branded PUR # 4396710. For my quick guide to completing this procedure, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival – Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Nassau County, FL
The 48th annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival & Arts Fair was held this past weekend from Friday April 29th through Sunday May 1st along Centre Street in historic downtown Fernandina Beach. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Amelia Dream Cars – Fernandina Beach, FL
While walking over to the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, I couldn’t resist stopping into the Amelia Dream Cars dealership showroom to check out the classic and rare automobiles. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Acer Aspire One RAM & HDD Upgrade
If you own an Acer Aspire One 8.9″, 10.1″ or 11.6″ netbook and would like to upgrade the RAM or hard disk drive, check out my quick “how-to” guide by clicking on the link or thumbnail image below.
Holoholokai Beach Park – Big Island
Holoholokai Beach is not the type of beach that would you visit for sunbathing or snorkeling. Instead it is covered with black and white lava rocks and many small tidal pools brimming with life. It also a great jumping off point to visit the nearby Puako Petroglyphs Park and Malama Petroglyph Trail. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.
Hapuna Beach State Park – Hawaii
Hapuna Beach is one of the most beautiful stretches of golden brown sand on the Big Island of Hawaii. We visited this beach to do some snorkeling and sunbathing. For more, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.