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Arrival at Kona Airport (29 Feb 2004)
High surf in front of our hotel
Looking west into a cloud formation
Yippee! First Mai Tai of the trip
Clouded sunset on the first day
Royal Kona Resort main building
Entrance to Anaehoomalu bay (A-bay) beach
Kathy at the A-bay public beach house
White sand brought in from Australia
Nice catamaran in the bay
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Painted Mural depicting early history
First view - Kohala Coast - Pololu Valley Lookout
Kathy and our rental car at Pololu
Halfway down to the Pololu harbor
Another view of the Pololu Valley
King Kamehameha was born near Hawi
Prickly pear cactus introduced by Mexican cowboys
Cactus intertwined with a tree on Kona coast
Coast south of Kailua-Kona
Twelve miles to southern-most point in the USA
First view of Kilauea caldera in Volcana Park
Steam vents on the caldera north ridge
A look west across the caldera
At the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube
In the 450-foot long lava tube
Lava Tube information post
Heading clockwise around the caldera
Old lava canyons
Southwest viewpoint - flower memorials
Some sulfer steam vents
Arnie at the viewpoint
Laughing Japanese sitting on hot steam
Kathy getting "steamed" at the vent
In the heart of the steam vents
Sample orchids at an orchid farm/retail outlet
This shows the aerial roots of orchids
On the saddle road to Hilo on slopes of Mauna Kea
Sunny day in Hilo - Liliuokalani Gardens
Sea turtle in the middle of the picture
A view along the Gardens edge on Hilo Bay
The Japanese Gardens section
An interesting tree on the peninsula
A tug bringing in a cargo barge
Downtown Hilo - intense fog to the west
John & Roxanne Cornell (2nd accidental meeting)
Kathy in the Hilo Farmer's Market
Great lunch at Cafe Pesto (recommended)
3rd accidental meeting (Fellow choir members)
Ginger bamboo on the trail to Akaka Falls
Arnie on the trail
435-foot Akaka Falls (10 miles N of Hilo)
Kathy, John, and Roxanne
Waipio Valley lookout (north end of Hamakua Coast)
A look into the first Waipio valley
Cruise ship in front of our hotel
Our building's inside garden with fountain
Kathy on the steps
Fellow airplane passengers and pilot at Kona Airport
View of Runway shortly after getting airborn
A full view of airport on the old lava flows
Our 3-building hotel on the way south
Lone building not destroyed by 20-yr old lava flow
South Point - landing place for first Polynesians
Active lava fields near Pu'u O'o vent
Pu'u O'o vent - active lava flows down the side
Good view of Hilo
Liliuokalani Park used to be downtown Hilo
Heading north out of Hilo
An aerial view of Akaka Falls
First sighting of Mauna Kea (13,796 feet)
Hamakua coast - rough waters to Maui
Gorgeous view of Waipio Valley
Waterfalls near Waipio Valley lookout
1000-foot waterfall in Waipio Valley area
Cloudy view of Waimea town and area
Plane seated 10 (I was in the copilot seat)
Cessna (two people needed the barf bag during flight)
Joe (pilot) & Arnie giving the "hang loose" sign
Kathy waiting in the Mai Tai line at the Luau
A fellow Luau linemate snapped our picture
Digging up the roasted pig
Preparing the pig for the feast
Sunset at the Luau at our hotel (Royal Kona)
At our table enjoying the food & festivities
The Luau Hawaiian band was excellent
One of the hula dances
NZ Maori dress and dance
Mauna Kea view at the Big Island Country Club near Waimea
One of the golf course greens
17th hole - an island green
Kathy on path to 17th green
Hawaiian Nee-Nee geese
Bud & Pat from Maplewood MN (our golfing partners)
Our splurge restaurant in Waimea after golf
Coffee trees on the slopes above Kailua-Kona
Church gathering in Holualoa
Holualoa "downtown" and interesting tree
Wild turkey posed for me on the way back to Kona
Waiting for our plane on 3/7 at Kona International
It's nice to board the plane outdoors
Kathy's pictures - view from hotel frontage
View of Kona downtown from hotel bar
Kathy on volcanic rocks at A-bay parking lot
Arnie swimming in Anaehoomaulu bay (75F water temp)
The lady in the hat was giving Ukalele lessons
Arnie heading towards Polulu Lookout
Sunset view from hotel atrium
Our second serendipitous meeting with John & Roxanne