Vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii

Vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii

Our sporty red rental car!

Rainbow Falls was our first destination.  Very beautiful! 

I was really there. 

The volcano crater was the next thing on our list to see. 

I don't know what we were expecting a volcano to look like, but not like this. 

Beautiful. 

Sharon at the entrance to the lava tube. 

Inside the lava tube.   This tube was formed as hot lava ran down to the sea and the outer edge cooled while the hot lava continued to flow out the end, leaving this tube or tunnel.

Here I am inside the lava tube. 

More lava tube. 

The path leaving the lava tube. 

A pretty little wild flower on the trail. 

The black sands beach.  The black sand is from lava. 

Sharon and I on the black sands beach. 

I call this hair-do "the bird's nest." 

Lava rock on the beach. 

We had to visit the "Southernmost Bakery in the USA!"  Where we were is the place that is farther south than any other part of the United States.

Broken up lava rock as far as the eye can see.  There were thousands of acres of it all over the Big Island. 

A beautiful tree. 

Sharon in front of the Kona Hawaii Temple.

Me in front of the Kona Hawaii Temple. 

Temple grounds. 

View from the temple grounds. 

View from Temple Parking lot. 

Lava rock wall around the Temple. 

Temple grounds. 

A nice view of the temple. 

A horse grazes on the other side of the lava rock wall behind the Temple. 

Temple grounds. 

More destruction of land by lava. 

Somehow a few things still grow. 

Interesting patterns in the lava. 

An interesting lava rock. 

Almost like a natural planter box. 

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More interesting lava patterns.

Lava meets Ocean.