Friday, September 5, 2008

Kona Cold Lobster

Maine Lobsters grown in Kona. Whodathunk? :-)

Thursday, September 4, 2008

A Walk along Ali'i Drive

Walking from the Worldmark Condos toward Kailua-Kona

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Kona Traffic Jam

Trouble in paradise :-)

Approaching Kona in the Rain

A lot of bushes. :-)

1952 Lava Flow Near Ocean View Estates

From a Mauna Loa eruption the year before I was born. Southwest side
of the big island.

A Grazing Sea Turtle

Happened to see this one grazing on seaweed. Got to touch it.

Black Sand Beach

Punaluu Beach Park. Famous for black sand and sea turtles.

The Kau Desert

South of the volcano this area is volcanic rock covered by scrub
brush. Looks like much of west Texas.

Kau is pronounced Kah-oo.

Kilauea Crater

Eruption Plume. The volcano has been erupting for the last 20 years.

Volcanic Eruption

Kilauea Caldera

Mauna Loa

The other big mountain

Road to Volcano

Tropical Rain Forest