I am not sure when I will get there yet but my wife & I bought a home on the big island recently. Our retirement plan seemed to be possible earlier than we thought financially and it seemed like buying a home now might beat the increases in many states that may make homes less affordable. I did try taking some pictures underwater and have a lot to learn and need a better camera. You can at least see the coolest thing I captured there below though. I may be able to clean these up and post them again later and wish I had the photo shopping app so many reefers use for coral sales to capture half of the experience I saw.
this trumpet fish was using the turtle to block himself from being seen and snatching small fish from the shadow of the turtle. I watched this for about ten minutes.
The last pic below is the home we purchased outside of Hilo in Pahoa. There are a lot of retired mainlanders already in some nice communities and other parts of Pahoa aren't as nice (safe) there but the price was far more reasonable than a home even here. We look out over the water from a block away. Anyone else that is considering it may want to look at the big island too. I will be on the boards a few more years most likely until my wife is ready for the move, till then it will be a vacation home.
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