Hawaii – Day 9 (Final Day)

Aloha,

I’m at the airport as I write this and it is 8:31 p.m. here in Kona. Our final day was a pretty good day. We got up early to take flight on Blue Hawaiian Helicopter rescheduled from Monday. Our 45 minute flight was well worth the $700 price tag as we soared over Big Island, flew by lava flows and the volcano crater itself! We then proceeded to the sea where lava met ocean in a spectacular array of colors attributed to the sulfur and other elements hitting the sea.

After our aerial escapade we drove back from Hilo to Kona and stopped at the Botanical Gardens along the way and I took over 100 photos of different fauna and waterfalls.

After our visit to the gardens we headed back to Kona and stopped at a few small towns along the way including Hawi, a small town inhabited by Hawaiian artist community, and Mahukona Beach Park where the kids played chicken with the ocean waves crashing upon the rocky coast.

Unfortunately, I can’t post any photos today as my laptop battery is running low, I’m charging my cell phone and don’t have any spare ports on the computer to do it all simultaneously.

Our flight leaves at 10:45 p.m. and we’ll be home sometime tomorrow around 4:00 p.m. I’ll post reviews of the hotels and our overall trip over the next day or two.

Mahalo for being with us on our journey to the Big Island Hawaii.