The ship docked in Hilo on the Island of Hawai’i, “The Big Island”. We went to the Volcanoes National Park with a quick stop at the Macadamia Nut Factory. They had free samples and a LARGE gift shop (shocker). We had a funny bus driver who added a lot of humor, and she had a lot of knowledge about the area. We were on the most active volcano in Hawai’i Kilawea. It is still putting lava into the sea. We saw some areas w/ steam coming out of the ground in various fields and then a huge shoot of steam coming out of the crater at the top where they have a museum. We walked in a lava tube. This is where the lava has formed a tunnel. We got to walk through it. That was really cool.
That night was the awards presentation. It went off really well. Then everyone had WAY too much to drink (especially Mike). When the open bar was over we went and heard some karaoke. Oh yeah, we missed seeing the lava poor into the ocean when the ship drove by. I saw a quick glimpse of the red and orange lava but not a good one. I’m hoping someone in our group has pictures.
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