Scott Surfing

Scott chillin

This picture was taken on the lani of our VERY crappy hotel in Kona. The paper thin walled room sucked at best, but the view was amazing. The walls were so thin Scott was brushing his teeth and could hear a coule at the front desk that had paid a $700 deposit, but the hotel had no record of it!! There were fewer parking spots than rooms. The place was just a mess, but like I said the view was great.

Our private lighthouse

This is part of some mining equipment. It was buried in the ground years ago and because of the pounding waves it is now sticking out of the cliff. The power of the sea hard at work. We had this place all to ourselves for over an hour on a detour on our way to Kona from Hilo. This is the very nothern tip of the island. Again, very windy. We stopped had our little picnic lunch wached the waves crash, watched the lighthouse turn, and looked for this mining stuff in the cliffs.

Our Jeep was starting to get a little dirty

Lava Tubes

On our way from Hilo to Kona we hunted around for some lava tubes. This is the best one we found. It was fairly big and there were rock shelves built everywhere. We have heard they were built by early Hawaiians. Don't you just LOVE the hiking boots with the shorts?!? lol

Falls

Rainbow Falls, very close to our b&b in HiloTree in cane field near Akaka Falls
Akaka Falls

Wapio Valley

Me at the far end of the black sand beachScott, tired of getting his pic taken
The end of the black sand beach

Scott and Carla in Wapio Valley

Playing on the black sand beach

Scott swimming in Wapio Valley

Black sand beach

Wapio Valley

Volcano National Park

Scott at the end of Thurston Lava Tube Scott and I in the lit part of Thurston Lava Tube

The following 2 pictures were taken in the same spot, I just turned around 180 degrees

Wild huh?

Scot and I on our steam vent

Now THAT is a caren

Carla and Scott hiking into the caldera

The caldera from high on the trail

Red smoke the second day!!!! So exciting!!!

Our cottage for 2 nights

Watching lava poor into the sea

The sea (super windy thi was my 3rd shot, because my hair was always in my face)

Windy

massive waves

Scott LOVES the sea

Petroglyphs

I am happier than I look I swear

Our sweet ride

Driving along in rainforest and BAM lava flow

From Jagger museum

Steam vents

Our first view of the volcano (yes, these are out of order)