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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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