Hawaii: Sharon And Tom Explore The Big Island

Hawai‘i

Sharon and Tom Explore the Big Island

Aloha!

Our Hawaiian tour continued on the Big Island (December 16–21, 2005). We ventured off on volcano treks, snorkeling dives, coffee, beer, and cava tastings. The whole itinerary carefully arranged and paced by friends

from Seattle, Carolyn Righi and her husband Dan Wohlegmuth. On our return trip we dropped in on Sharon’s family celebrating Christmas in Sunnyvale, California with our niece two-year old neice Shannon.

Great Food

Poke: cubed marinated raw fish

Quilts

Sunsets and Crashing Surf

Snorkling Kealakekua Bay

Mauna Kea Summit Observatories

Critters

Flowers and Plants

Sugar cane

Kona Coffee

Be carewful at a coffee tasting, finishing six samples will give you a mighty buzz.

Punalu’u Beach

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

A’a and Pahoehoe A’a is crusty and rough and pahoehoe is shiny and black like fresh tar.

Kilauea Crater Rim

Danger...

Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs

The digital camera somehow adds contrast. These are much more difficult to see with the naked eye.

Rainbow Falls

According to our guide book this is the grand dame of Banyan trees

Pu’uhonua O Hanaunau

St. Benedict’s

Awa

Hilo. Its supposed to smooth the edges. Numbs the mouth, the next day I had a mild tingling sensation on the surface of my skin.

Clap three times when you finish.

Visiting the family in California