There were so many things to see and do on the Big Island. We stayed in the Fairway Villas at the Waikoloa Beach Resort. We started our vacation by sleeping in our clothes and chewing gum in the morning because our luggage did not arrive when we did around 11:00 PM. It finally arrived in the Kona airport around 2:30 in the afternoon the next day. After doing some grocery shopping and we stopped by a beach near our condo to relax and do a little snorkeling. That night we had a big BBQ down by the pool with Brooke's family. On Thursday we set off toward Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. On the way we stopped by the black sand beach that was so amazing! It took about 3 hours to get to the volcano were we hiked through lava tubes, watched the smoke at the crater and hiked through a lava field to view the lava flowing into the ocean. We hiked this as the sun set so we could see the steam glow and had to use flashlights to make our way back to the car. We could also see some lava flow off in the distance up on the mountain. (Matt was a little disappointed that we were not close enough to throw a stick in the lava.) We continued a complete circle around the island by heading back through Hilo. It was a late night but we sure experienced a lot.
- The Black Sand Beach and Turtles-
- Lava Tubes and the Crater -
- Lava field hike to the ocean's edge and the glowing steam -
The next day was the wedding. What a great day. Then, on Sunday we found a ward in Waimea to attend and then took a drive across the north side of the island to see some sights. It was beautiful. We stopped off at the Botanical Gardens which was one of my favorite adventures and I got some amazing pictures. For the next three days we visited more beaches, snorkeled, found lots a sea turtles, ate lots of chocolate covered macadamia nuts, shopped, tried a few recommended eating joints, attended a Luau, did some more BBQs, and tried some new foods (shark, swordfish, spam and eggs, dragon fruit and lychee). Aubriella was so fun to have with us. She was the subject of most of our photos and she sure got a lot of attention. (Boy is she spoiled!)
- Aubriella playing at the beach with Daddy -
4 comments:
That looks like it was so much fun! I'm happy the wedding went so well, they look very happy!
Oh my goodness! Aubriella is Soo adorable! That girl is getting cuter and cuter! I cannot believe the huge smiles she has!
Awesome pictures! I want to go to Hawaii! Sorry I wasn't any help while you were gone, it was a really crazy and busy week. I'm so glad you guys had great time.
Wow. That looks like it was a lot of fun! Beautiful pictures!!
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