We reluctantly left Asia and began our Pacific crossing from Taiwan to Hawaii, a journey that would last 11 days. What a culture shock after so many ports in the last five weeks. Happily settled down into shipboard routines and times as our world adventure began to wind down.
Steven and Alla joined us for dinner
Sunsets Galore!
Our "extended family" Leah, Medea, Caryn, Genevieve, Natalie, Ricky, Mandy, Us, Kristin, David and Grace.
2 am aboard the MV Explorer
Sarge visits the Bridge
The Usual Suspects: Liz, John, Tamara, Todd
Allessandro, Victor, Michael
Same, Same, Only Different
US soil ... Honolulu for a few hours ... fire up the cell phone
Then it was off to our stop on the Big Island. First off we headed for Volcanos National Park and the newly active Kilauea crater. We were here four years ago and the difference now is striking. Looked more like high plains desert in July 2007 and now the steam was everywhere. No active flows however since there was a major event just last month that relieved the magma pressure below.
Steam pits and fissures
Sarge loves Kilauea
Lava tubes
Hilo Port
Southern Food?
Lava Fields everywhere on the southern and western coast
"almost" as far south as yoiu can go in the US
Kona condo view. BEautiful setting for our last night in a port during the voyage.
Thanks Tamara for arranging this!
Sea turtle in the tidal pools right outside our condo ....cool!!!
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