We quickly found that Chris and Guido – our friends from Belgium – were the perfect houseguests. They enjoyed all the same things we liked – hiking, sightseeing, eating, adventure – and so we quickly fell into a routine of a new adventure every day.
It was rainy and chilly on Saturday so we hit the farmers market to stock up on groceries and then just spent time checking out the town of Hilo.
Sunday Tom and I took Chris and Gu
ido on the “Adventures Tour” in our house rental book. We went back to the Lava Tree State Park
and then on to Isaac Hale State Park again. This time the hot springs were not occupied so we got to spend some time relaxing in the warm water and beautiful surroundings
while 200 yards away the surf crashed against the shore. 
We drove further down the coast stopping to explore some of the numerous parks all along the coast. Every-so-often we saw signs indicating that there was a “scenic view” which I found pretty funny since everywhere you looked there were scenic views.
The book then guided us to a small church called The Painted Church. It is a very old church and has been literally picked up and moved twice over the years to keep it from being covered by the lava flows.
We ended our days adventure back at the Black Sands Park and then home for an authentic Belgium meal.
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