HOMAGE TO TANGO TRIO AT HOSTEL

'Away Day' at the hostel is always bittersweet.  For you you not be 'au fait' with the term 'away day', it is a travel day, going from one place to another.  Guests at hostel oft travel from Hilo to another lovely spot on their quest to have a brilliant holiday.

Phyllis, EV & Robert, accent in French on the 'Robert', booked into the hostel for a few days before going on to another stop on the island.  Being ever so clever, the two lovely ladies were in the private room and the poor chap in the men's dorm.  Odd how that sorted self out, the chap had found the hostel, mentioned it to the ladies, and before you could say 'Aloha', the ladies had booked the last room available.   Fancy that.

The lovely ladies had the best room in hostel, the only one with 'private bath', how grand is that...

Meeting over coffee in the morn, this old geezer had a lovely chat with Robert.  That is how one meets at hostel, you linger at the table near the kettle and strike up a chat.  Turns out that the three guests were visiting from Oregon, the ladies from a fair sized city and Robert a small berg on the coast.

Robert told MOI that the string that tied the three together was love of dance.  Seems EV owns a dance studio, specializing in Tango.  So strong were the bonds of friendship that the Tango Trio had become Travel Companions.  Phyllis seemed to be the 'deal finder', EV the co-pilot and Robert the poor suffering chap in the shadow of two effervescent ladies.  Mind, Robert did not seem to be suffering too much, all three got on like a house on fire.

Brilliant guests, they hired a vehicle and spent loads of time checking out the local scene.  They were going to soak in as much as possible of the local flavour.

EV never missed an opportunity to chat up her powers as a dance instructor.  Both of her travel companions attested to that.  Truth be told, one rather guessed that she covered the floor well just by seeing the glow of her face as she talked up the wonder of dance.  Have no doubt she get them queued up in Oregon.

The rug was never rolled back at the hostel, had it been, there be no doubt that the old building would have swayed from the beat of the dance...

However sad departure is at the hostel, one is comforted by the knowledge that the spirit left behind by the lovely Tango Trio will linger for some time.  There is always next year, they may well return...

Australias Got Talent Chooky Dancers - Zorba

A bit of OZ for Scott...

ROOM WITH A VIEW AT HOSTEL

Dear reader, you are rewarded for your faith in me with another filmed bit.  A much improved filmed bit.  I can just see the addition of a golden statue on me mantle...

Tell true, you be gobsmacked at the posh view of a private room at the Hilo Bay Hostel.  I rather think it shows grand.  Mind, the added extra treats on table were for a special booking, but all of the rest is the norm for the room shown.

Now that I have sorted out me camera, there will no doubt be more filmed bits of the goings on at the hostel.  There is so much more to share and I have it on good authority that a long term resident of the hostel, a certain Senor Chichi, will be sharing his bird's eye view of the hostel.

This old geezer is determined to dispel any notions that hostels, point of fact, The Hilo Bay Hostel, are on the seedy side.  Who would have thought a few quid could get so much comfort...

Pavement View of Hostel

My dears, along with placing words upon page, this old geezer has resumed his filmed bits on YOUTUBE.  How grand is that? Truth be told, this latest filmed bit will not win any awards, seems me knack is off a bit.  You be very aware that that will improved.

Right, so this old geezer spent massive amount of film time focused on a shop below the hostel.  From my point of view, at the time of filming, it all looked perfectly normal.  Factually, it proves the point that the hostel occupies the upper floor of the building. Pushing the view of ocean and high ground here...

Let there be no mistake that the hostel is located in Downtown Hilo, one can hear the vehicles driving by, as no doubt can be heard from windows of hostel.  Am told that road noise can be right soothing.  If there be a problem with, one can always place ear plugs in.  I have no problem at all with noise, but then I am hearing impaired...

Give us a kiss for effort, you will be rewarded with more filmed bits that will have no place but up to go in quality.  I am playing the audience for a little 'tea & sympathy', truth be told, when I downloaded the film bit, I deleted the original and rubbish or no, had to run with bit left.  Problem sorted out and will not get put out in future.

Hilo is still here and the hostel is quite ready to book guests.  That being me point...