Hawaii is beautiful. I know that everyone says that about vacation spots, but Hawaii is just amazing. The colors are so vibrant, the ocean is warm, and the scenery is like no where else on earth. I have had the opprotunity to go there twice and both times were incredible.
The Big Island is the one with the active volcano called Kileaua. I stayed in an inn up in the state park. There was no tv, limited phones, and very few people. The hikes there were interesting. The ground smokes. All the hikes are into old volcano craters.
One of the best hikes was late one afternoon when we went over to the active lava flow. We drove out to the end of the road. Well it wasn't always the end of the road, but the lava flowed right across it and now its impassable. As night started to fall, far off you could see the glow of liquid magma flowing into the sea.
I might be a big geology nerd, but it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I watched an island grow.
On Maui we stayed at the Black Rock Sheraton Resort. It was named Black Rock because a 40 foot cliff jutted out of the beach about 75 feet into the ocean. People could cliff jump, at their own risk, and there was world-class snorkling at the base. While I got to take advantage of the snorkline, my parents wouldn't let me jump off the cliff. I guess I will just have to go back one day on my own and do it.
Oahu is where the capital Honolulu is located. The north end of the island is a windsurfer's paradise and we spent a day there watching guys do things I had only seen in the movies. The better know beach, Waikiki, is right in the Honolulu. Its very touristy. I prefered Diamond Head. It is an old military base on top of a small mountain a few miles down the beach. You can hike to the top and survey the entire town.
My favorite island is Kauai but I will save that for the next entry.
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