Hawaii (the Big Island)

Wednesday 26 November 03

We spent the whole day on a bus tour around Hawaii
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First stop, the wharf at Kailua-Kona
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Don't sit under the Banyan tree...
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...with anyone else but me...
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One of King Kamehameha's palaces (pronounced kuh-MAY-uh-MAY-uh)
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A whole lot of random pictures of water from the bus window.
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Coffee bean trees...
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...planted under macadamia trees
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You have to pick the coffee beans when they're just the right shade of red.
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The southern tip of the island of Hawaii is the southernmost point in the United States
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Ohia (oh-HEE-uh) trees are the first things to grow in the cooled lava
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A funky-looking funnel cloud
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Moses In A Cup
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(closer)
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(even closer)
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Croten
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Pulanu'u (POO-luh-NOO) Black Sand Beach
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Dry sand in my hand
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Wet sand in my hand
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Nene (NAY-nay), the state bird
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Crater Drive -- Volcano National Park
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Kilauea (KILL-uh-WAY-uh), one of the most active volcanoes
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Steam coming from the volcano
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A crater formed from an eruption of Kilauea
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More steam
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This is a "lava tube". It is formed when moving lava cools...
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...from the outside in. The outside hardens...
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...and the lava inside eventually stops flowing, leaving a tunnel.
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More shots of Kilauea. The specs in the center of the picture are people walking on the crater surface.
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Steam from Kilauea.
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"Devastation Trail". A small area of the side of Kilauea...
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...where the lava didn't destroy. There is a very clear...
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..."green line" where the trees and grass and vegetation stops.
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One little red flower.
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This area is now used as a research center to learn how vegetation returns to the site of an eruption.
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Keanakakoi (kee-AH-nuh-kuh-KOH-ee), another volcano crater.
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A formation in the crater wall looks a little like a mouse.
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Nene walking around a parking area.
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Nene is a protected species, and many times, flaunts itself for pictures.
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Halemaumau Trail. You can walk along the steam vents of the volcano.
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The fact that the steam can vent is part of the reason why...
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...volcanoes in Hawaii are not explosive eruptions like Mt St Helens...
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...but rather a smooth flow of lava down the volcano.
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I didn't walk more than 1/4 mile, and the path got too hot...
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...so I went back to the bus for more pictures of Nene.
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Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano.
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One last shot about 2 feet away from an active steam vent.
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Akatsuka Orchid Garden.
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Just lots of pictures of orchids.
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Rainbow Falls, outside of Hilo
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Onomea Bay. The tour bus driver told us he grew up in this area...
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...and this was his childhood hangout.
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After we passed Hilo, we stopped to watch the sun set over the island.
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