Hawaii
September 24 - October 1, 2006

The sun sets over the Pacific at the Kona coast

Birthday dinner for Birthday Boy

Trip to the north coast with Mauna Loa in the background

Offroading

A very remote lighthouse

At the edge of the world

Valley in the fog

Rough coast line

Steep and slippery trail to the beach

The beach

Swinging it

Enjoying the surprise trip to Hawaii

Black rock trail to the black sand beach


Lovely bird

Cruise ship in the harbor of Kona


Maybe next time ...

A good spot to watch tourists getting wet

Kona coffee

Flower girl

At the Kona boardwalk

A great place to bodysurf

Big waves

bring me to the shore

Waves breaking in the lava field

Lava close-up

Hidden beach

Looking for Mauna Kea

The one day in two months with no visibility

A record elevation for all of us

Descending into the lava tunnel



Pee Pee falls

Rainbow falls

Walk through the jungle

Akaka falls

Group picture

View to Mauna Kea from our room

The Hilton in Waikoloa

Dolphin show

Peaceful spot

Mauna Kea beach

Going for a swim

All feet up

South point

Crystal clear water

Driving all the way to the beach

He didn't make it

On the way to the volcano

Black sand beach


At the sulphur banks near the volcano

One of the craters at Volcanoes National Park

Steaming hot

Inside a lava tube

Vista point

Where lava meets ocean

Sea arch

The lava claimed the old road

No problem

Getting closer

What a spectacle at night

A long hot hike to the beach




Encounter with a sea turtle




The sun sets over our last day in Hawaii