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			 I've mentioned this before, but with lots of new members in the past few years, thought I'd do so again. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	I own a banana-themed vacation rental here on the Puna coast of the Big Island. I grow about 100 types of bananas on the surrounding Seaview Farms. With Southwest now flying to Hawaii, fares have not been this low in over a decade! We have lots of availability in the coming months. The massive eruption last summer continues to impact tourism here. We are happy to give a discount to Bananas.org members. The cottage is located a mile away from a black sand beach and a 10 minute drive from the world's newest black sand beach (and a dozen or so other new black sand beaches created in 2018). The cottage can be booked directly for the best price from Ocean View Vacation Rental near Kehena Beach, Pahoa Big Island Hawaii One can also book via Airbnb or check our calendar there for open dates. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/11045386 We've hosted a couple guests from the Org so far, and hope to meet more of you all in the future. Mahalo! Rob  | 
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			 I’m a flight attendant for Southwest (and so is my wife) and hopefully I’ll be able to take you up on your offer some day.  We didn’t hear about the $49 fares quick enough to cash in but we definitely want to visit and bring our kids.  We can fly for free if their is an empty seat but it looks like the flights have started to fill up quickly.  Hopefully we’ll see you soon.  I’d love to try out all the bananas! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			 I love black sand beaches, Hawaii is on my travel list 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			 Thank you for the offer. I had thoughts of going to these places. But time isn't on our side. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			 I checked out the Airbnb listing and the cottage looks so charming and cozy. It's great to hear that it's located near some beautiful black sand beaches. I've always wanted to visit Hawaii and this might just be the perfect excuse to finally plan a trip! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			On a separate note, have you heard of https://altezza.travel/en/climbing-kilimanjaro? They offer tours for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which is something I've always wanted to do. Thanks again for sharing about your vacation rental and I hope you have many happy guests in the future! Last edited by borsambeg : 02-23-2023 at 08:00 AM.  | 
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