Just a quick note because the ship has arrived in Hilo and I am out the door to go on a Goddess of Fire Volcano Exploration tour. More later with pictures
Later a lot longer than I thought! Here’s the day’s story—-
Arrived in Hilo, where we stood out on deck and watched a traditional Hula dance asking permission to go ashore. I had signed up for a trip to the Volcanos National Park. The trip included a drive along the coast where the 1992 earthquatke and sfollowing sunami flattened the shore. There is a dedicated clock monument depicting the time of the sunami. We then stopped at the Mauna Loa Macademia Nut processing plant.
The ride to the volcano park included a ride near the crater rim and visit to the Jagger Museum. We drove by steam vents along the way. We stopped and walked through the Thurston Lava tube, we then passed another inactive crater that people were walking across. — I passed on that!
We drove by the an area that had black sand beaches.
We finally departed the Big Island around 6 PM .
Had a nice dinner and a late night and then ZZZs!
