International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 51 | Page 57

Kathleen and Peter - Their story
Any story which begins with people
having to use machetes to actually
create a pathway within a dense
Hawaiian rainforest is one that seriously
makes you want to read on.
After a personal pilgrimage to the
land of Aloha “once upon a time” in
search, as we all are, of peace and
beauty, they discovered much more,
their vocation and their new life. In
1981 they purchased the original half
acre near the Kilauea Volcano but the
actual preparation of the land did not
commence until 1988.
In 1989 they built their first cottage on
the land and in 1991 left San Francisco
for the Big Island of Hawaii, a huge
change, but when somewhere feels
right you have to go with your instincts.
In 1995, after building a new 12 sided
home on the property, Kathleen and
Peter opened their original cottage
as their first Bed and Breakfast
accomodation,
allowing
people
travelling to the Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park the opportunity to stay
within stunning nature. The Volcano
Rainforest Retreat Bed and Breakfast
offers exceptional beauty to artists,
romantics and travellers seeking
sometime to rest and recuperate
before moving on.
Now, 18 years later, there are four
private guest cottages, all created
and decorated to provide intimate
connection to their surroundings, you
find them set on pathways, through the
misty mossy volcanic landscape, but,
you will not need a machete the paths
have been cleared for you!
2014 sees more growth, more activities
but as you would expect, sympathetic
to the sheer beauty of this place. This
is a destination where you can really
get back to the planet, reconnect, with
pure, unspoilt beauty. Now, who does
not want that?
Volcano Rainforest Retreat donates
part of their proceeds to organizations
that work toward the preservation of
the natural environment.
http://volcanoretreat.com/home.shtml

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