Yes, We're Spending Your Inheritance

                                         
                                                          Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 2012
                                                         30 Years and Still Counting


                          


Dad's First Day, Let the Destress Begin

Diving Into Vacation

(There were sea turtles just in front of me)

                                     

                                                         The Black Sand Beaches Felt Wonderful      

 

 

                       Locals We Watched Surf from Our Lanai     

Hiking to the Green Sand Beach at South Point

(There is a Native Prayer Altar in the Background)

On a Cliff off of the Scenic Route to Hilo

Exploring Underground Lava Caves

(Spooky and Cool, We needed a flashlight to go deeper into the caves. It was called the Queen's

Bath in Kapolo, Hawaii. Very hard to find, we were the only ones there for a while until a local and his son came in.)

 These were filled with Fresh Water from the mountains,

but  just feet away from the beach.

A Sunbathing Sea Turtle we found in a cove,

just outside the Queen's Bath.

(Dad swam with about 5 or 6 sea turtles here)

Swimming in a pond above the Akaka Falls

Dad Relaxing on the Green Sand Beach

(It is green from the Olivine which comes from the nearby volcano)

No, we didn't bring any home. . .that would be wrong because signs posted said don't do it;

                 even if you are a teacher and can use it in your science unit on volcanos.   

            A Lava Tube that Opened Up for Some Daring Divers at South Point

(Did you know the southern most tip of the United States is in Ka Lae, Hawaii?

I thought it was Key West.)     

                                                                      

 

Hilarious Pose, I was Trying to Take it When a Wave Splashed Up

This is an old abandoned dock we saw by Punaluu Black Sand Beach