Hawaii
Honokohau Beach
We left for Hawaii after a day back in LA from San Francisco. We went to the big island which is the more quiet of the Hawaiian islands. It is known for volcanic lava flows, black sand beaches and +4000m peaks (bigger than Mt Cook) which you can ski on in winter. The airport in Kona is awesome, it is just a collection of huts with thatched roofs. It could be straight off a Just Juice advert -Primo!!
Hawaiian Frangipanii
Sunset from the holiday house on the fist day (note the sunburn)
Black sand and a sea turtle on Punalu Beach
During the trip we checked out many different beaches, from white to black sand to rocky and everything in between. This was the best black sand beach we visited and it was a great place to see sun bathing turtles. It was also a good place to climb coconut trees...
Me climbing a Coconut Palm on Punalu Beach
Bet Keith Richards can't do this
Cruising around the island in our van
We hired a large 7 seater van and missioned around the island. The biggest trip we made was down to the Volcanoes National Park where we saw large creaters of active volcanoes and walked through lava tubes. We even saw red hot lava flows pouring in to the pacific ocean in a spectacular steamey finale.
Nicholas above a volcanic crater
Walking across a solidified lava lake
Sea kayaking to Kealakekua Bay
Our next adventure was to sea kayak across Kealakekua Bay to the isolated north shore where there is spectacular coral reef to snorkel and the Captain James Cook memorial to check out. The reef was awesome with the 20m visability and heaps of cool fish. There were also some deep rocky archways/tunnels to dive through and test our breath holding skills. We pulled our Kayaks up next to the spot where captain cook got speird by the native Hawaiians during a fight over a stolen row boat (see below)
The Captain Cook Memorial at Kealakekua Bay
Criffer in the lagoon at the Hilton
We had a good day at the Hilton where we met up with Gen (Joko's bro) and Wendy. We rode the water slides and bummed around at the lagoon where we could rent all manner of water craft. Paddling our kayak into the artificial waterfall and rolling it was a highlight.
Swimming with turtles at Mauna Kea Reef
Tropical Fish
The last day we had was at Mona Kea beach, supposedly the best beach on the island. It had nice white coral sand and snorkelling reef. Its reputation was just and it was a great way to finish the holiday.
Mauna Kia white sand beach
We left for Hawaii after a day back in LA from San Francisco. We went to the big island which is the more quiet of the Hawaiian islands. It is known for volcanic lava flows, black sand beaches and +4000m peaks (bigger than Mt Cook) which you can ski on in winter. The airport in Kona is awesome, it is just a collection of huts with thatched roofs. It could be straight off a Just Juice advert -Primo!!
Hawaiian Frangipanii
Sunset from the holiday house on the fist day (note the sunburn)
Black sand and a sea turtle on Punalu Beach
During the trip we checked out many different beaches, from white to black sand to rocky and everything in between. This was the best black sand beach we visited and it was a great place to see sun bathing turtles. It was also a good place to climb coconut trees...
Me climbing a Coconut Palm on Punalu Beach
Bet Keith Richards can't do this
Cruising around the island in our van
We hired a large 7 seater van and missioned around the island. The biggest trip we made was down to the Volcanoes National Park where we saw large creaters of active volcanoes and walked through lava tubes. We even saw red hot lava flows pouring in to the pacific ocean in a spectacular steamey finale.
Nicholas above a volcanic crater
Walking across a solidified lava lake
Sea kayaking to Kealakekua Bay
Our next adventure was to sea kayak across Kealakekua Bay to the isolated north shore where there is spectacular coral reef to snorkel and the Captain James Cook memorial to check out. The reef was awesome with the 20m visability and heaps of cool fish. There were also some deep rocky archways/tunnels to dive through and test our breath holding skills. We pulled our Kayaks up next to the spot where captain cook got speird by the native Hawaiians during a fight over a stolen row boat (see below)
The Captain Cook Memorial at Kealakekua Bay
Criffer in the lagoon at the Hilton
We had a good day at the Hilton where we met up with Gen (Joko's bro) and Wendy. We rode the water slides and bummed around at the lagoon where we could rent all manner of water craft. Paddling our kayak into the artificial waterfall and rolling it was a highlight.
Swimming with turtles at Mauna Kea Reef
Tropical Fish
The last day we had was at Mona Kea beach, supposedly the best beach on the island. It had nice white coral sand and snorkelling reef. Its reputation was just and it was a great way to finish the holiday.
Mauna Kia white sand beach
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