Big Island - Day 5
We got up early on our 5th day on Big Island, checked out of our resort, and hit the road. We decided to drive around the south side of the island and see some sites before checking in at the bed and breakfast place near the town of Volcano we would be staying that night.
Driving along we stopped at places to see some of the beautiful scenery...
View of the see along Route 11
Down around the southern most point of the island we stopped at a bakery called Panaluu, which is the southernmost bakery in the USA. Since it was lunch time we decided to eat there. They had a nice little place outside where people can sit and eat.
Outside the entrance to the Panaluu Bakery
Some birds who hoped we dropped some of our lunch
After lunch we wandered about looking at all the different types of flowers that grew nearby.
Jackie really loved all the different flowers
We got back on the road and started heading east along route 11. There was lots more beautiful scenery to see.
Some coastline along the southern part of the island
We stopped at one place that was very beautiful, and Jackie had to yell, "漂亮!" (piào liang... beautiful) since it was so lovely. It was the only time I heard her speak Chinese during the whole trip. The picture here does not show how vivid the colors really were.
Jackie really loved the view here
We also visited a black sand beach that was very pretty. The thing that struck me about the black sand beach was how strong the waves and wind were. It was exhilarating being there.
A black sand beach
Big waves and big winds
Eventually we made it to the Volcano Forest Inn, which is where we stayed that night. The Volcano Forest Inn is a really nice B&B place run by a couple named Debbie and Greg. They did a very good job of making us feel welcome. The inn is located off of route 11 about a mile or two from the Volcano National Park, down a little gravel road and surrounded by jungle (rain forest is the new pc term for it, but I still call it jungle).
Volcano Forest Inn among the jungle
After settling in our room and resting a bit we drove out to the Volcano National Park. Here are some pictures we took in the park...
Outside the Kilauea Visitor Center
Pele... Goddess of fire and volcanoes
Some of the many steam vents in the area
Kilauea volcano
Some hikers walk inside a crater of an old volcano
A view of the shoreline in Volcano National Park
End of the road
We went back to the Volcano Forest Inn before dusk, and met another couple that were staying at the inn also... John and Teryn (hope I spelled that right) who were from Oregon, and friends of Debbie and Greg's. Everyone else had already had dinner; so Jackie and I heated up our leftover pizza, lasagna, and Pasta Milano and had a nice Italian dinner.
After the sun went down there was a light rain and everyone headed out to the park to see the lava at night, but Jackie and I were a bit tired after all the driving around that day so we stayed at the inn and relaxed before going to bed. We wanted to get up early the next day to see some sights on the east side of the island before our afternoon flight to Oahu.
Driving along we stopped at places to see some of the beautiful scenery...
View of the see along Route 11
Down around the southern most point of the island we stopped at a bakery called Panaluu, which is the southernmost bakery in the USA. Since it was lunch time we decided to eat there. They had a nice little place outside where people can sit and eat.
Outside the entrance to the Panaluu Bakery
Some birds who hoped we dropped some of our lunch
After lunch we wandered about looking at all the different types of flowers that grew nearby.
Jackie really loved all the different flowers
We got back on the road and started heading east along route 11. There was lots more beautiful scenery to see.
Some coastline along the southern part of the island
We stopped at one place that was very beautiful, and Jackie had to yell, "漂亮!" (piào liang... beautiful) since it was so lovely. It was the only time I heard her speak Chinese during the whole trip. The picture here does not show how vivid the colors really were.
Jackie really loved the view here
We also visited a black sand beach that was very pretty. The thing that struck me about the black sand beach was how strong the waves and wind were. It was exhilarating being there.
A black sand beach
Big waves and big winds
Eventually we made it to the Volcano Forest Inn, which is where we stayed that night. The Volcano Forest Inn is a really nice B&B place run by a couple named Debbie and Greg. They did a very good job of making us feel welcome. The inn is located off of route 11 about a mile or two from the Volcano National Park, down a little gravel road and surrounded by jungle (rain forest is the new pc term for it, but I still call it jungle).
Volcano Forest Inn among the jungle
After settling in our room and resting a bit we drove out to the Volcano National Park. Here are some pictures we took in the park...
Outside the Kilauea Visitor Center
Pele... Goddess of fire and volcanoes
Some of the many steam vents in the area
Kilauea volcano
Some hikers walk inside a crater of an old volcano
A view of the shoreline in Volcano National Park
End of the road
We went back to the Volcano Forest Inn before dusk, and met another couple that were staying at the inn also... John and Teryn (hope I spelled that right) who were from Oregon, and friends of Debbie and Greg's. Everyone else had already had dinner; so Jackie and I heated up our leftover pizza, lasagna, and Pasta Milano and had a nice Italian dinner.
After the sun went down there was a light rain and everyone headed out to the park to see the lava at night, but Jackie and I were a bit tired after all the driving around that day so we stayed at the inn and relaxed before going to bed. We wanted to get up early the next day to see some sights on the east side of the island before our afternoon flight to Oahu.
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