We started day seven of our Hawaii vacation eagerly anticipating we would be flying around in a helicopter taking an aerial look at Volcano island but unfortunately, our flight was canceled due to poor weather conditions. Since we couldn’t see Volcano by air, we decided to drive and see Volcano…

We check out of the Waikoloa Marriot Beach Resort this morning and got on the car to head to Hilo. We made a few stops along the way to make the most of our trip. The drive was fairly scenic along the way. From our car we peered out at…

We began Day 5 of our Big Island stay with a quick morning trip to Wal-mart to pick up the CD with the underwater photos. The images came out nicely and have been uploaded here. After a quick morning bite, we headed to a nearby historic park to view hundreds…

I’ve got snorkeling fever! We had another adventurous day today as we started the morning out at Kahalu’u Beach. This is THE BEST PLACE on the island to go snorkeling and we weren’t disappointed. I snorkeled for a couple of hours and I saw the most amazing colorful fish (like…

We had an action packed day today. We got up early enough to see the sun rise behind the mountain and were able to capture the moment with this great shot. We headed into town again to eat breakfast as the kids were in the mood for some pan cakes…

We must have slept 12 hours last night since we went to bed at 8:00 p.m. and woke up at 8:00 a.m. but that’s jet lag. This is the view we woke up to from our room. We started the morning by heading to town (near airport) where we stopped…

We spent the better part of the day traveling today. We left home at 8:00 a.m. and arrived in Kona, Hawaii around 2:00 p.m. local time. The flight felt like your typical butt buster overseas flight and the day seemed to drag on. A funny anecdote is that we had…