Big Island, HI

After viewing Kilauea Iki, which was impressive enough, we made the short drive over to the main Kilauea volcano. Kilauea is many times larger than Kilauea Iki! While we were there, we marveled at the amount of gases wafting from the ground. There was no actual lava flowing while we were there, but so much gas! As it turns out, only a couple of weeks after we visited, we saw on the news that Kilauea experienced a major lava eruption.

The main drag is called Keawe Street, and there are a number of restaurants here. There are also several small boutiques and artist shops selling local crafts and artwork. A large beach park fronts the center of town, and while we were there a rock band was performing on a stage there, next to a huge banyan tree. In the way of historic landmarks is a clock that is still set at 1:05, the exact time the tidal wave of 1946, which occurred on April Fool’s Day.

How amazing would it be to say that you got to spend the night on a volcano? That’s exactly what my friend Dee and I did and it turned out to be one of the craziest and most surreal experiences we’ve ever had – but one that I would do again in a heartbeat! It’s actually completely do-able if you happen to be on the Big Island of Hawaii and you venture to the part of the island where the town of Volcano is located

How many of you have seen a beach with green sand before? Would you like to? You can if you go to the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii and you don’t mind a bit of a hike. Believe me, it’s worth your time, effort, and sweat!

As we walked along, two other people pointed out to us that there was a sea turtle in the water, so we spent quite a bit of time admiring him and snapping his photo.

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