Land Ho! After 5 days at sea, it was nice to see land again. I was in awe of the traffic lights and cars. Hadn't seen any in 5 days...so it was exciting.
Our first island was the Big Island of Hawaii. Our first stop..Hilo!
I loved that we had gained two hours, so we were always up before the sun and could watch the ship pull into port.
An exciting day ahead!
We couldn't dis-embark until after 8:00a.m. so of course we had breakfast. This is a typical breakfast for Eddie!!! Type 2 what????
Lovely panoramic shot by Eddie!
Our first sites of Hilo!
The first stop on our shore excursion was the Macadamia Nut factory. Hershey has bought Moana Loa out and so yes, you can purchase Macadamia Nut kisses....but I didn't see any here at the factory. We picked them up on another island!!!
Our next stop was the Kilauea volcano and the Halema'uma'u Crater
Beautiful sites from the Volcano! We learned all about VOG!
Next we went to the Thurston Lava Tube.JPG)
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Yes, you can actually walk through the lava tube.
The entrance!
The inside of the lava tube!
Pretty cool!
Tropical Rain Forests!
We had a cool bus driver/tour guide. He took us places that buses aren't supposed to go. He taught us all about the different types of lava and of course...VOG!
The above lava is called 'A'a. It is the stony rough lava. The lava beneath is called Pahoehoe. It is the smooth lava.
Eddie climbing on the 'A'a!
Lava is really pretty. Lots of different colors.
The difference in the lava is so fascinating.
self-portrait in lava land.
More beautiful sites!
A huge crater our bus driver took us to.
We love the way vegetation grows out of the lava.
Just when we were leaving Hilo... a rainbow appeared!
We had a good time. Saw lots of cool things.
Yes, that would be signs of whales!!!
Love the colors of the water.
Good-bye Hilo!
1 comment:
How cool! You make me want to visit Hawaii (which is actually something I've only ever been 'eh' about!)
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