We flew from Honolulu to Hilo. What a difference. Hilo is much smaller, more laid back, and definitely more economically depressed. This is more a port city than a vacation destination. But, it was quaint and the people were nice. The airport is about the size of my barn. The biggest difference is I have wireless internet access in my barn. Above is a large Banyan tree that we found near Rainbow Falls in Hilo.
Rainbow Falls claim to fame is that it was featured in Fantasy Island. Hawai'i had received a ton of rain the week before we arrived so the falls were flooding and were much larger than in the TV series.
For the rest of the day we drove around parts of the island. We visited Punaluu Beach. This is a black sand beach along a 30 year old lava flow. This is a favorite spot for Green Sea Turtles. We saw some playing in the surf. None of them came up on the beach, so no pictures. They were hard to picture in the water since they only came up for a few second.
We drove up to Kona and looked for Donkey Balls. Check out their site.
The seas were just too rough for snorkeling, so we went back to the Volcano House. We ate a wonderful dinner at the Kilauea Lodge. It was the only place we could find in the very thick fog. It was probably the best meal we had the entire trip.
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