Day 11 Wednesday
Checked out of the Outrigger and went to take my rental car back to Enterprise. I decided to rent another car through Turo for the remaining two days. Basically, you’re renting somebodys car from the island. I dropped off the Jeep at Enterprise. With Turo you can choose any car, not just a Jeep and it’s a tiny bit cheaper. I looked at the app to see where I was supposed to pick it up. The car was parked out in long-term parking, which was a ways away from Enterprise. I had to walk a half mile to get there. The sidewalks were covered with little round tree nuts so I opted to walk in the middle of the road rather than slip and knock myself out. I was dragging two suitcases and wearing a backpack so I think I got my workout in lol.
I rented a 2022 Subaru Forester. You would think that would be fine for the year but it was very rough to start and it ended up dying at a stoplight. I’m not talking about the auto shutoff. It completely turned off. I had to put it into park to start it back up all while people were honking for me to go lol. Then, I looked down at the gas gauge and it was missing one bar. Which meant I didn’t start out with a full tank. Annoyed, I sent a message to Turo about the fuel level and the car shutting off and they said they never heard of it dying before and to put what gas I think I used when I filled it back up. Great, now I have to do math😂
I checked in to the Royal Kona Resort. This is where I stayed in 2017. My first solo trip to Hawaii.
They were very nice and stored my luggage until my room was ready. While I was waiting I drove to Waikiloa and checked out the Queen’s Marketplace and surroundings. It was a fancy resort area that we drove by on the way to Mauna Kea. I ate my go to Starbucks lunch. A pink drink, grilled cheese sandwich and a lemon loaf. By the way I have eaten that five times so far lol. I’m not a big fan of trying new restaurants or waiting for my food. Its a huge waste of time plus you never know what you’ll get. I can order on the app and just pick it up lol.
My room was ready. I am on the fifth floor. I have a corner room with a wrap around lanai. There are big windows on both side walls. I have an ocean view and a mountain/parking lot view😁
The hotel is ocean front, not beach front but it does have it’s own little lagoon. I took a dip in it and swam around. The last time I was here there was a turtle in it.
I swam in the pool and got to see some whales just off shore. They were breaching and waving their fins. I should have brought the binoculars.
I watched the sun set from my lanai. It was on fire🔥
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