• Big Island – Star gazing

    Yesterday we had a fairly quiet day: doing our laundry for the first time, and lying on the small beach next to our hotel, reading a book. In the evening we went to the visitor’s centre of the Mauna Kea Observatories, to look at the stars. The view was excellent and the ranger did a […]

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  • Big Island – Lava

    Riding a helicopter is always fun. That we already knew… But riding a helicopter over a volcano, and one that has real flowing, orange glowing, lava flows, is indescribable… It’s one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences you will never forget. Something you’ve only seen on the tele but now something you’ve actually witnessed […]

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  • Big Island – Dancing on the volcano

    Nothing beats a breakfast with fresh fruits and home made muffins.. That’s what we had this morning on the porch of the bed & breakfast we are staying at. Bananas, papayas, tangerines, rambutans all grown in Lory’s own backyard. Delicious.. After this wonderful treat we spend most of the day in the Hawai`i Volcanoes National […]

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  • Oahu – Diamond Head & Hanauma Bay

    I am writing this while waiting for our flight to the Big Island, which unfortunately leaves from a tine terminal with nowhere to eat – dinner is coke/water & too salty chips tonight! Today we climbed the Diamond Head crater for a wonderful view of Honolulu & environment, and after that we visited another crater: […]

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