Thursday, August 1, 2019

Volcano

The big event today was traveling to the Hawaiian Volcano Nat'l Park. Our first stop was the Kilauea Crater, which was impressive in it's size ... it was also incredibly windy!

Our next stop was the Kilauea Iki Crater. This time we hiked right into it. The trail started in a jungle, and after over a long mile, opened up inside the crater. A very cool experience! Overall, it was a pretty long hike, but the kids did it all.




After all the hiking, Grannie and Papa treated everyone to lunch at the small O'hele Cafe. Great food!

We decided to make a slight detour on the return home, stopping at Hilo to visit one of Mommy's former volleyball playing sites: University of Hawai-Hilo.