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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Day 104: The Big Island Day One, pt 6

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

On the way back to the Boat from the Lava Tube we stopped at the Mona Loa Macedamia Nut Factory (now owned by Hershey’s!).  Between the gift shop restrooms and a macadamia nut ice cream cone, we didn’t take any photos!  I don’t think anything was running anyway.  Here is a link to the website…It […]

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Day 103: The Big Island Day One, pt 5

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Next on the agenda was a walk through the Thurston Lave Tube. Details about the Tube.  (Click to enlarge; BACK to return!) After descending a steep slope, there was a couple hundred yards to walk through the rainforest.  The trail was crowded: more than one bus was in the parking lot! Over the entrance. The […]

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Day 102: The Big Island Day One, pt 4

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A little panorama created on my iPod!  This is the Lua Manu crater on the Chain of Craters Road.  It is more of a sinkhole than a volcano… (Click to enlarge; BACK to return!) (It wasn’t terribly straight as a panorama, but neither is the ground here!) ~Curtis in Hawai’i! {!-{>

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Day 101: The Big Island Day One, pt 3

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

From the Orchid Gardens we traveled on to the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.  Here are some vents along side the road. The Dailylife Wife at the Museum/Observation Point. This is the Halema’uma’i Crater.  Part of the Kilauea Caldera, it has been actively venting since March of 2008.  This time.  It has been active a quite […]

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Day 100: The Big Island Day One, pt 2

Monday, April 9, 2012

After the waterfall we headed to the Akatsuka Orchid Gardens. There are hundreds of Orchids of all different varieties here.  Some are quite colorful. And some are plain. We had 25 minutes, including the restroom break. That is the downside to the Shore Excursions or organized tours. You are on a schedule, and never quite […]

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Bonus Photo!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Back on Day 85 we traveled through the Interstate H3 tunnels. Here is a neat view from up in the sky. (I didn’t find any attribution where I found this on the Interweb-thingie!) ~Curtis, back from Hawai’i! {!-{>

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Day 99: The Big Island Day One, pt 1

Saturday, April 7, 2012

A nice view of the Pride of America across the Yacht Basin from our Shore Excursion. The Rainbow Falls in Hilo. *** *** … …… … What’s for dinner! A closeup… More to come! ~Curtis in Hawai’i! {!-{>

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Day 98: Sunrise on the way to Hilo!

Friday, April 6, 2012

Two views of the sunrise as we approached the Big Island at Hilo. Both shot with a Canon Powershot SX100IS. More to come! ~Curtis in Hawai’i off the coast of the Big Island (Hawai’i)! {!-{>

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What I missed on Maui…

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Turns out that one of the three running railroads in Hawai’i is in Lahaina.  I think I hit the other two!   Okay, I saw another one (the Hawaiian Railroad Society on Oahu) and rode two others; I don’t know if the Dole Plantation Pineapple Express counts for one, and there is one at the […]

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Day 97: Leaving Maui in the Evening…

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Sometime after the whales ceased their show, we slowly left the dock to cruise on to our next stop. The thrusters that all of the cruise ships now have sure make docking and undocking look easy: no tugboats needed!  But they sure stir up a mess… This is the port arrival building we had to […]

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