Whew, another long road trip! We headed out to Volcano National Park today and got to see lots of cool lava formations. It was lots of driving...lots of walking and not nearly enough eating! LOL
We are all safe and sound back at the hotel now and are finally full....so no time for blogging...time to sleep...updates to come tomorrow if we can squeeze in some time between diving and the luau!
UPDATE:
Ok...some time to catch up now. It was quite rainy and foggy on the south and west sides of the island. We spent quite a bit of time exploring the different areas of the volcano park and finally ended up at the Jagger Museum that overlooks one of the craters that was venting steam. It was kinda hard to see it well or take photos because of the heavy mist but very interesting none the less. We were hoping to be able to view the area where the lava was flowing into the ocean but none of us had the gumption to tackle the miles of walking that would have required. Not to mention the warning signs everywhere about all of the poisonous gasses and dangerous particles in the air!
By this point of the day we were pretty much starved so decided to head to Hilo (the other major city on the island) for dinner as it was closer than heading all the way back to Kona. We had no problem finding Hilo...but were really surprised by how unlike Kona it is. Kona is a very bustling tourist area with tons of restaurants, hotels and bars. Hilo seemed much more industrial and we really struggled to find a place to eat that wasn't fast food or Pizza Hut! Luckily we stumbled across a sports bar called Cronies (LOL) so we quickly parked and headed in. The food was amazing...I had the most delicious Mahi Mahi! With our tummies full and everyone back to their cheerful vacationing selves we were back on the road again to head home. The drive back was rainy but uneventful and we were happy to be back on the sunny side of the island once again!
Moral of this story...
If you want to visit Volcano National Park, plan a whole day, pack a lunch to avoid afternoon starvation and put Cronies in your GPS for dinner!
We are all safe and sound back at the hotel now and are finally full....so no time for blogging...time to sleep...updates to come tomorrow if we can squeeze in some time between diving and the luau!
UPDATE:
Ok...some time to catch up now. It was quite rainy and foggy on the south and west sides of the island. We spent quite a bit of time exploring the different areas of the volcano park and finally ended up at the Jagger Museum that overlooks one of the craters that was venting steam. It was kinda hard to see it well or take photos because of the heavy mist but very interesting none the less. We were hoping to be able to view the area where the lava was flowing into the ocean but none of us had the gumption to tackle the miles of walking that would have required. Not to mention the warning signs everywhere about all of the poisonous gasses and dangerous particles in the air!
By this point of the day we were pretty much starved so decided to head to Hilo (the other major city on the island) for dinner as it was closer than heading all the way back to Kona. We had no problem finding Hilo...but were really surprised by how unlike Kona it is. Kona is a very bustling tourist area with tons of restaurants, hotels and bars. Hilo seemed much more industrial and we really struggled to find a place to eat that wasn't fast food or Pizza Hut! Luckily we stumbled across a sports bar called Cronies (LOL) so we quickly parked and headed in. The food was amazing...I had the most delicious Mahi Mahi! With our tummies full and everyone back to their cheerful vacationing selves we were back on the road again to head home. The drive back was rainy but uneventful and we were happy to be back on the sunny side of the island once again!
Moral of this story...
If you want to visit Volcano National Park, plan a whole day, pack a lunch to avoid afternoon starvation and put Cronies in your GPS for dinner!
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