Hilo, Hawaii

 Hilo is the fourth largest settlement in Hawaii, with a population of 44,186. It has two well-known volcanos, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. 

The latter is active and I was looking forward to at least seeing where it was. 

I have heard a lot about the October surprise during the election period, but mine was terrible.😭.

For we stopped at Hilo on our family cruise in October 2024, but I could not go ashore as a unknown disease I had contracted in the last two years, struck.

I think it's either long COVID or effects from the damn COVID vaccine. It started about eighteen months and I have been to just about every doctor, urgent care, plus an emergency room, and they can't find a thing wrong with me.

It messes me up just about every two months or so and the symptoms include, dizziness, cold sweat. shortness of breath. 

The thing is, if I lie down for about two hours, it just goes away by itself so I have learned to live with it and stop wasting my time seeking medical assistance!

This disease has however always been considerate in that it has never bothered me when traveling.

Until we arrived at Hilo!

Then it struck just before breaksfast.

As the tour we arranged to go on started at 10 am, I had to go back to bed and miss that sightseeing tour.

Anyway, Michelle was good enough to take these pics and share them with me.

No pics of volcanos, but it looks pleasant enough.