We visited Kona Joe’s coffee farm in the morning and snorkeled in the afternoon. Kona is the dry side of the big island, and we were treated to warm sunshine and cool breezes the whole day. The pictures in this post are from the coffee plantation because I am still feeling overwhelmed by the videos and pictures we have off the Go Pro that we used while snorkeling.

Here’s a thing I already knew but had confirmed. Kona coffee is a little to light bodied for me. It was fun to have a French press with freshly roasted coffee and look over the gorgeous vista, but the view was the real treat.

Kona Joe’s – Kona

Old timey film projector. This was outside what appeared to be a theater originally.

He was clearly looking for morning snacks.

The Aloha Theater in Kona. There was a music shop across the street where I tried out some ukes and heard about the local music scene from the shop owner. Apparently good drummers are hard to come by everywhere.

Kona Joe’s – Kona

These are roasted beans packaged for shipment.

I saw this little guy while we were waiting for lunch at Rebel Kitchen. It was a short walk from Kona Joe’s.

Kona Joe’s – Kona

Kona Joe’s – Kona

When you are enjoying your morning coffee and looking at this life is so, so good.

In the field below we saw a number of wild turkeys. They were too far away to shoot, and a little obscured by the coffee plants.

Teeny, tiny blossom that will eventually become a coffee cherry if fertilized.

The beans have just left the roaster and are being cooled.

Kona Joe’s – Kona

Kona Joe’s – Kona

This is the bean sorter, which basically sorts by size. The mother beans are the biggest and are used for mulch. They are typically just an outer shell without any innards and have little flavor.

Kona Joe’s – Kona

Here’s all the green beans. They roast just in time, so they don’t have a large inventory of roasted beans.

Yaaaaaaaaasssssssss.

Kona Joe’s three roasts. Light, dark, and espresso.

I want to see this machine in action.

Coffee plants. The most important thing, really.

There were orchids all over the islands. Prior to this I have only ever seen them in greenhouses or homes.