For those new to this blog site, I'm on a 7-day Pride of American cruise through the Hawaiian Islands. Yesterday and today, the Big Island. This island has the audacity to call itself Hawaii, so the state has to differentiate it by calling it the Big Island of Hawaii.  And big it is. With an area of 4050 square miles, it is 41% of the State of Hawaii. Is bigger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, about the same size as Connecticut and slightly smaller than the country of Qatar. Picking up from yesterday in Hilo, there is what I did on this side of the island. Lunch of Mexican Tortilla Soup and assorted curries and such on mixed salad. With a cone. We caught a shuttle to downtown Hilo and were met by my Blue-Bar Pigeon and friends. Walked through the Farmer's Market.  Rambutan. Soursop. Dragon Fruit. Longan, a cousin of lychee. Garlic and ginger. A large Jackfruit.  As long as my cane. Mangosteen, said to have curative powers. Did you know coffee also comes from Kau and P