Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Waterfall


Waterfall
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
we walked jungle paths to get to this waterfall!

Molokini Crater


Molokini Crater
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
this is one of the best snorkling site. Unfortunatly, too many people visit this place and destroyed more than 1/2 of the corals. I think the turtles will die out too, people just don't listen and keep touching the turtles

Lava


Lava
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
this black stuff is all dried lava. it was like a mile or 2 to the beach. You can just see miles and miles of this black lava rock

Black Sand Beach


Black Sand Beach
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
the sand at this beach is made from crushed lava rocks.. so it's all black!

Tiki


Tiki
Originally uploaded by na1paj.

King Kamehameha Statue


King Kamehameha Statue
Originally uploaded by na1paj.

Lava Tree


Lava Tree
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
Lava tree comes from lava flowing over a tree, the tree is not there anymore but the lava is molded around the trunk

Real Volcano at Hilo


Real Volcano at Hilo
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
Volcano at Hilo erupts every day! This is a night time picture of the active volcano, pretty neat.
Right before we got there, the volcano erupted and the lava covered up a road.

Macadamia Nuts


Macadamia Nuts
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
Supposedly these nuts got the hardest shells!!

Macadamia Nuts


Macadamia Nuts
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
this is what it looks like inside

Cracking Macadamia Nut


Cracking Macadamia Nut
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
Allen cracking the macadamia nut

Coffee Beans


Coffee Beans
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
This is Kona coffee on the branch! We tried some Kona coffee. I gotta say, it's the best I've had (or at least the place I tried it)

Roasting Coffee


Roasting Coffee
Originally uploaded by na1paj.

$13.50 Clam with Pearl


$13.50 Clam with Pearl
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
They were selling these clams with a pearl inside.. kinda gross!

Ancient Village: Point of Refuge


Ancient Village: Point of Refuge
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
We went to the Point of Refuge, I think this is the place the Polynesians first arrived Hawaii.

Sleeping Turtle at the Ancient Village

We also saw this sea turtle there sleeping by the beach. we got pretty close, about 10 feet, although the signs say that we need to keep 15 feet away.

Ancient Village


Ancient Village
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
cool Ancient carvings!

Ancient Village


Ancient Village
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
We saw this guy there. He was really cool, got tatoos all over his arm. I guess he was local

Dolphins!!


Dolphins!!
Originally uploaded by na1paj.
We saw 2 dolphins on our way to Molokini. 1 is mother and 1 is baby. They were swimming right up to the boat! it was so cool! but I was too busy taking pictures to really look at them. they were real cute tho

Dolphins!!


Dolphins!!
Originally uploaded by na1paj.