Jagoran Tafiya Mai Lafiya: Kona, Hawaii

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Tabbas, Hawai'i yana kiran mafarkai na kwanaki masu rauni akan yashi rairayin bakin teku suna shan ruwan laima. Amma a kowace shekara, sama da 'yan wasan tsere 2,300 suna tafiya zuwa Kona a Tsibirin Hawai'i don su zama manyan-Big Island babba-a Gasar Ironman ta Duniya.

Gasar tana da 'yan wasa suna fuskantar kwas mai nisan mil 140.6 a kusa da tsibirin Hawai'i, tare da mashahurai kamar ɗan wasan kwaikwayo kuma Ironman Sean Astin na farko da ƙwararrun ƴan wasa masu shekaru kamar makaho tsohon Marine, Steve Walker, mai karɓar dashen zuciya da wanda ya tsira daga cutar kansa, Derek. Fitzgerald, da Tammy Nicholson, wanda aka gaya mata ba za ta sake tafiya ba. Kuma kuna iya kallon duk abubuwan da ke faruwa yayin watsa shirye-shiryen cin nasarar Emmy, wanda ke gudana ranar Asabar, 14 ga Nuwamba da 1:30 na yamma. ET a kan NBC. Muna samun damuwa kawai muna tunanin saita DVRs.

Amma ba lallai ne ku zama Ironman don yin iyo ba, kekuna, gudu, ko samun gumi a cikin Kailua-Kona, triathlon makka na duniya. Mazaunan Hawai'i su ne na biyu mafi ƙwararrun ƴan gudun hijira a Amurka, tare da Massachusetts kaɗai ke samun ƙarin mil a kan RunKeeper. Hakanan jihar tana da matakan kiba mafi ƙanƙanta na biyu a Amurka, bayan Colorado kawai, a cewar Retale.

Ba abin mamaki bane. A arewacin Kona, guraren lafa masu ƙwanƙwasa baƙar fata suna ba da damar rana, fararen rairayin bakin teku masu a bakin Tekun Kohala, inda wasanni na ruwa ya cika. Yankin ya zo na bakwai a jerin jerin garuruwan rairayin bakin teku mafi koshin lafiya a Amurka, yayin da gundumar Kona ke matsayi na 19. (Nemo su duka a cikin Mafi kyawun rairayin bakin teku masu 35 a Amurka Don Masoya Lafiya). A cikin ƙasa, Waimea gida ne ga tsaunin Hawai'i mafi tsayi, Mauna Kea mai dusar ƙanƙara, wanda ya tashi ƙafa 13,796 kuma yana da tafiye-tafiye da kuma hanyoyin dawakai. Kuma ba za mu iya manta da gandun dajin Hawai'i ba, tare da nisan mil 150 na hanyoyin yawo a kusa da ɗaya daga cikin tsaunukan da suka fi ƙarfi a duniya. Ee, mun ce volcanoes.

An yi wahayi don samun Ironman ku? Tsibirin Hawai'i yana sa tafiya lafiya cikin sauƙi tare da yanayin dumi na shekara, abubuwan wasanni na duniya, tsaunuka da ƙari. Ka ce Aloha ga Kona!

Barci Lafiya

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel yana zaune a kan mafi kyawun yashi a tsibirin Hawai'i. Da farko an buɗe shi a cikin 1965, wannan otal ɗin don Don Drapers na duniya ne, tare da tsararren ƙirar tsakiyar ƙarni na ƙarni da tarin kayan fasaha na Pacific da Asiya na 1,600. Idan kun zo yin iyo, kekuna, da gudu, ba lallai ne ku yi nesa da dukiyar Mauna Kea da kanta ba. Za ku sami masu yin iyo suna yin cinya a cikin ruwan kiristanci na Kauna'oa Bay, tafkin yashi mai siffar jinjirin jini. Dauki keken ku ku hau kwas ɗin Ironman tare da babbar hanyar Sarauniya Ka'ahumanu kusa da ƙofar wurin shakatawa. Ko tuƙa mintuna 25 zuwa Mana Road a Waimea don gudanar da sama da mil 40 na tuddai. Idan kun fi son yin motsa jiki a cikin gida, gwada wurin motsa jiki na murabba'in 2,500. A sabon otal ɗin otal ɗin otal ɗin, zaku sami madaidaicin katako, allon jirgi, kayan hayaki, da kekuna don haya, tare da darussan hawan igiyar ruwa, abubuwan ban sha'awa na kwalekwale, azuzuwan SUP da ƙari. (Duba Jagorar Mafari don Shiga Tsaye.)

Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, 'yar'uwar 'yar'uwar Mauna Kea, tana zaune a saman Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, wanda ke zana ra'ayoyi masu ban sha'awa daga bakin teku a kan Foursquare a matsayin rairayin bakin teku na biyar mafi kyau a Amurka kuma a kai a kai yana kan jerin "Mafi kyawun Teku". Mafi girma daga cikin rairayin bakin rairayin bakin teku na Tsibirin Hawai'i, Hapuna yana da kyau don yin iyo, shiga jirgi, da shaƙatawa. Ko buga hanyoyin haɗin gwiwa a filin wasan golf na Arnold Palmer. Idan wasan tennis jam'in ku ne, ku yi aiki da shi a gaban kotuna 11 na gaban teku a filin wasan tennis na Seaside a Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, wanda ke matsayi na tara a duniya ta Tennis Resorts Online.

Idan kun kasance Kona ko fashewa, Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa a Keauhou Bay yana da kyau don gudanar da shahararren Ali'i Drive na Ironman. Ƙofar wurin shakatawa tana da nisan mil huɗu. A madadin haka, ƙwanƙwasa a cibiyar motsa jiki na sa'o'i 24 da yoga na safiya akan lawn view bay suna fuskantar kyawawan ra'ayoyin teku. Kuna son yin iyo? Tsoma cikin tafkin mai faɗin murabba'in ƙafa 14,100 wanda aka ɓoye cikin tsaunin lava na bakin teku.

Kasance Cikin Siffa

Dole ne 'yan wasa su sami matsayi a tseren cancanta, samun shiga ta hanyar caca, ko lashe bib a gwanjon sadaka don yin gasa a Gasar Ironman ta Duniya. Amma akwai sauran hanyoyin yin tsere a tsibirin Hawai'i. Ironman 70.3 Hawai'i a ranar 4 ga Yuni, 2016 ita ce kadai cancantar shiga gasar cin kofin duniya ta Ironman a jihar, tare da farawa da kammalawa a gabar Kohala.

Kafin ziyartar ku, duba Tsibirin Big Island, wanda ke lissafa duk wuraren iyo na tsibirin, kekuna, da abubuwan da ke gudana duk shekara. Ba a can don tsere ba? Makarantar Triathlon Hawaii tana gudanar da jerin sansanonin horo na triathlon na tsawon shekara.

Idan kuna son yin horo da kanku, yi tsalle daga Kailua Pier-farkon da kammala gasar Ironman World Championship-don yin iyo a cikin ruwan Kailua Bay, ko kai zuwa nisan mil huɗu, rairayin bakin teku mai siffa a Kauna'oa Beach. , inda Reef ke kiyaye hawan igiyar ruwa zuwa mafi ƙanƙanta.

Babban titin Sarauniya Ka'ahumanu shine wurin hawan. Hanya babur mai karimci da alama an gina ta tare da 'yan triathletes. Za ku ga yalwar feda a gefen motoci da kuma babban dutsen baƙar fata. Daga tsakiyar Kailua-Kona, kuna da mil mil 50 na hanya zuwa ƙarshen tsibirin a Hawi.

Ku ci gaba da gudana a wurin hutawa na Aliman Drive mai nisan mil bakwai daga farawa zuwa ƙare tare da alamomi kowane mil yayin da take ratsa Kailua-Kona. Yi tsammanin wasu manyan tsaunuka tare da wasu shimfiɗaɗɗen shimfidar wuri da ɗimbin kyan gani. Ko kuma shiga hanyar Mana a Waimea, wacce ke tafiyar fiye da mil 40 a kusa da Mauna Kea. Yi shiri don yanayin da ba daidai ba daga iska mai ƙarfi zuwa ruwan sama ko rana. Amma ra'ayoyin suna da daraja.

Ba za a rasa ba shine Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park a ƙarshen kudancin tsibirin, mai nisan mil 150 da tsaunuka biyu masu ƙarfi, Kilauea da Mauna Loa. Yi la'akari da ɗaya daga cikin tafiye-tafiye masu zurfi masu zurfi wanda Jagororin waje na Hawaii ke jagoranta, wanda ke shirya tafiya na tsawon sa'o'i 3 zuwa 12 ta cikin wuraren shakatawa na lava, tubes na lava, tururi vents, craters, da sauransu. Ko kuma ku fita tare da Warren Costa na Hawai'i na Hawai'i, tsohon mai tsaron gida wanda ya san duk kadada 333,000 na wurin shakatawa, tarihi, geology, flora, da fauna. (A nan, 10 ƙarin wuraren shakatawa na ƙasa masu kyan gani waɗanda suka cancanci yin tafiya.)

Mai da Tafiya

Babu tafiya zuwa Kona da aka kammala ba tare da tsayawa a Da Poke Shack da Umeke's ba. Waɗannan manyan ƙidodi masu ƙima suna yin hidima ne kawai mafi ɗanɗano, kayan gargajiya na Hawaiian na kifayen kifi da aka ɗora a cikin gishiri, tsiren ruwan teku da kuma sauran kayan yaji. Idan kuna son sushi, mun yi alkawarin za ku so poke.

Masu cin ganyayyaki za su so Ƙarƙashin Bishiyar Bhodi, gidan cin abinci kawai wanda aka samo asali a cikin jihar. Yawancin sinadaran ana shuka su ne a Tsibirin Hawai'i, gidan cin abinci har ma yana ba da kulob din da ke jagorantar gudu da yin yawo tare da gudanar da mako-mako kyauta da tafiya kowane wata.

Kuma, ba shakka, dole ne ku sha kofi na Kona. Kofi na Oceanfront Kona Haven yana ba da kyawawan abubuwan, kashi 100 cikin ɗari a cikin gida ya girma akan kadada 40 a cikin Gilashin Zinare na gundumar haɓaka kofi na Kona.

Tashin hankali

Kuna son abin sha na laima da muka ambata? Gwada Mauna Kea Beach Hotel ta sa hannun hadaddiyar giyar, da Fredercio. Rum mai haske da haɗewar whiskey kuma sun haɗa da abarba, 'ya'yan itacen sha'awa, guava, da ruwan' ya'yan lemu. Don haka yana da santsi.

Idan cakulan shine jin daɗinku na laifi, ziyarci Big Island Candies a Hilo don kyawawan cakulan da gajerun gurasa. Yana da cikakken wuri don ɗaukar wasu akwatunan kyaututtuka ga mutanen da za su yi kishi kun bar su a gida.

Kuna son siyayya? Tsaya cikin Kamfanin Gudun Big Island, cibiyar Kailua-Kona tare da taken "Run Big." Kamfanin yana karbar bakuncin rukunin mako -mako yana gudana kuma yana siyar da kayan aiki a wurare biyu. Anan ne za ku sami rigar "Run Aloha" don tunatar da ku Hawai'i akan kowane gudu.

Tasha

Don ganin tsibirin a duk girmanta, yi la’akari da ziyarar Mauna Kea, inda baƙi za su iya hawa ko tuƙa zuwa wurin taron a ƙafa 13,796. Dutsen yana gida ga mafi yawan masu sa ido a duniya (kuma mafi girman tarin telescopes) don ilmin taurari, infrared, da submillimeter astronomy. Hawai Forest & Trail's Mauna Kea Summit & Stars Adventure yana ɗaukar baƙi daga matakin teku zuwa kololuwar tsaunin don faɗuwar rana, inda matsakaicin matsakaicin digiri 32, sannan tauraro mai ƙarfi ya biyo baya. Dajin Hauwa'i & Trail zai ba ku duk abin da kuke buƙata gami da falo mai rufe fuska, safofin hannu, da abincin dare mai cike da ɗumbin koko da kukis.

Idan kuna buƙatar ba da ƙafafunku hutawa daga yawan gudu, tafiye-tafiye, da hawan keke, je zuwa Kohala Zipline a Arewacin Kohala don yawon shakatawa na iska na saman bishiyar Hawai'i.

Kuma ba tafiya zuwa Hawai'i bane ba tare da wasu wasannin ruwa ba. SUP, hawan igiyar ruwa, ko kayak Kealakekua Bay tare da ƴan wasan Kona Boys. Ko snorkel tare da Kohala Sail & Teku a cikin ruwayen Tsibirin Hawaii Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Kuna iya hango dabbar dolphin, turtles na teku, da kifayen dabbar ruwa a lokacin hunturu.

Gaskiyar nishaɗi: An ƙirƙiri katako na boogie kuma an gwada shi a Kailua-Kona a 1971. Tekun Laalao kusa da garin Kona, ya shahara da "sihirin" ɓace yashi yayin sauyin yanayi, yana ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun hawan igiyar ruwa da rairayin bakin teku masu hawa kan tsibirin. (Shirya shirye don tafiya? Nemo Yadda za a Shirya Mafi Lafiya (kuma Mafi Kyau!) Hutu Har abada.)

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