Blogs from Big Island, Hawaii, United States, North America

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4mygypsysoul
May 9th 2013

Speaking of Volcanos, we spent the day in the Volcano area. As mentioned, Kilauea is the longest continuous erupting volcano in the world, erupting steadily since 1983. In 1983, it wiped out and buried Kalapana. (I plan to talk about Kalapana on Sunday’s blog…or maybe Wednesday’s…) The first time we went was in 1999, and we were able to walk out a couple of miles over the lava fields, from the end of the Chain of Craters Road, and see the red lava flowing down the mountain. You can still do that, apparently, but it’s a longer walk (MUCH longer, by hours and miles), and you need to do a LOT of research to learn where to go and what to take to make the trip safely: enough water, proper shoes, snacks, first aid kits, overnight ... read more




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4mygypsysoul
May 5th 2013

I said we were going to talk about Hawaii in this blog, and I thought that wasgoing to be “easy.” BUT, I can’t figure out where to start!!! Should I start with “Hawaii, the State”? “Hawaii, the Big Island, general information”? I’ve decided to start with “Hawaii, this time around – Day 1.” Going with people who’ve not previously been to Hawaii is always fun for me, because: we get to do things we did the first time we came, but maybe haven’t done since. OR, we get to do things we do every time, but they seem fresh and exciting, because they are fresh and exciting to someone! This particular trip takes place on The Big Island of Hawaii. (Almost all of my trips to Hawaii (state) take place on Hawaii (Island), called “The Big ... read more




Hawaii day 12

Published: February 12th 2013North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
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Casstle
February 11th 2013

I stedet for, at tage ud og finde lava, startede vi dagen med, at gå ned i kailua-kona by for, at tage nogle billeder inde vi ville tage en lille sviptur syd om big Island ud og se "the green sand beach" og "Akaka falls" og så kører nordom hjem. Dette skulle vise sig, at være alt andet end en lille sviptur... Vi startede med, at tage til south point for, at se "the green sand beach" da vi forlader hovedvejen åbner der sig et helt nyt landskab foran os, med store marker og der går ren idyl i den, da man har havet i i forgrunden, mens man køre, som de turister vi er havde vi ikke tjekket det hjemmefra, men det viste sig, at "the green sand beach" lå ca. 6.5km væk fra parkerings ... read more




Hawaii day 11

Published: February 11th 2013North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
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Casstle
February 10th 2013

Vi tog tilbage til Volcano park. Vi ville gerne se noget lava, så vi kørte så langt vi kunne, men mange stop da landskabet var utroligt smukt på en brutal måde. vi stoppede flere gange og gik ned af størkenet lava, for at få nogle billeder af dette fantastiske lanskab. ud af det blå kom havet til syne og vi gik ned til kanten af øen, det føltes som verdens ende, at stå der. Et af de steder vi stoppede var et sted som hedder sea arch, dette var en klippe vælving som gik ud i vandet og er klart et kig hver. vi fortsatte vores færd for at komme hen til lavaen, men dette kan ikke lade sig gøre i bil, da vejen er fuldstædig dækket af størknet lava. Besluttet på at se noget aktivt ... read more




Hawaii day 10

Published: February 11th 2013North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
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February 9th 2013

Idag tog vi til vulkan parken som ligger ca. 2.5timers kørsel væk fra Kailua-Kona. Vi stod tidligt op, så vi kunne komme tidligt igang og efter lidt forvirring hvor der vi skulle over lå, kom vi ind i parken. Det var piv koldt da vi ankom 23 grader... Vi startede på en trail som gik gennem en skov, stien snoede sig ned langs bjerget gennem et betagende landskab. efter ca. en time åbnede det sig og vi stod i bunden af et vulkan krater, som vi skulle tværs hen over. landskabet var goldt og solen bagte. ude midt på krateret, var der en høj som vi gik op på. da vi kom op på toppen opdagede vi, at der kom røg ud. det var en meget vild oplevelse, at stå ved siden af et krater i ... read more




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Hawaii day 8

Published: February 8th 2013North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
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February 8th 2013

Big Island. Dette her er noget helt andet end waikiki. I lufthavnen var der et band med hula dansere, selve lufthavnen var meget chill, et baggage bånd og ikke særligt mange mennesker, vi troede at, tempoet på waikiki var stille og roligt, men de var på speed derover i forhold til her. efter vi havde hentet vores baggage, tog vi en shuttle bus hen til bil udlejningen og efter et kort møde med den flinke mand havde vi vores bil. Annett fandt ud, at bremserne virkede og at hun var vild med automat gear. så glad, at hun næsten heller ville køre end at gå, da vi ville ud og opleve kailua-kona. Kailua-kona er så afslappet og en helt fantastisk lille havne by, en kende turistet, men det er at forvente, men flot og charmerende er ... read more




Hawaii day 9

Published: February 11th 2013North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
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February 8th 2013

Idag skulle vi ud og svømme med mantarokker om natten... Jeg må indrømme at tanken om, at skulle gøre dette skræmte mig en del, da jeg ikke er en fisk i vandet og slet ikke, når der er mørkt om mig og jeg ikke kan se hvad der er der... og inden turen var der blevet set hajer omkring Big Island.. så jeg var en kende nervøs.. Vi ankommer ved 16.30 til båden og inden vi får set os om hører vi danske stemmer bag os, dette er anden gang vi hører dansk på denne tur og vi bliver lige overrasket hver gang. Det viste sig, at de har være på Hawaii før og at Big Island er deres farvorit. båden vi er på viser sig, at være en af de hurtige af slangsen, gransende til ... read more




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alpharomeo
December 26th 2012

Dec. 26th 2012, Kailua-Kona One of the most amazing dives of my life. Years ago divers discovered during nightdives, that mantas feed on the plancton that is attracted by the light of their flashlights. Also the mantas are not at all scared by the divers. Over the years these nightdives have developed into one of the top attractions on the Kailua-Kona Coast. From the manta's perspective they have educated divers to bring divelights to attract plancton... I don't think they are interested in us. We just carry the lights... Just when we entered the water, the mantas were already there and in full swing. They were attracted by the lights of the snorkelers, who were in the water before us... Watch these 3m-5m big fish turning loopings below the snorkelers! Now some more videos showing you ... read more




Aloha

Published: October 5th 2012North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
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deejayvee
October 4th 2012

So it was another early start on Tuesday, with a pickup at 5am to take me to the airport. The flight was short so I actually spent more time at the airport waiting to board than I did in the air. The airport at Kona was the first on this trip that didn’t look like every other airport, because it’s small and much of it is outdoors. A shuttle bus took me to my accommodation – the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Of course, it was only 8:30am so while I was able to check in, I couldn’t access my room yet. However, I was told that it would be ready in a few hours, which meant I would be able to get in there before I was to be picked up for the tour of Mauna Kea. ... read more




Hawaii - Day 1

Published: September 14th 2012North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Hilo
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Madlolgret
September 12th 2012

Up early to head into LAX. The place understandably is enormous and we were travelling American Airlines. Its affiliated with the Qantas program which was a plus and enabled us to all check in as Priority given my current Gold Status. Priority extended to security screening and given the size of the queues here it was good to skip all of that nonsense. Lisa of course didnt care about any of that other than the extra weight limit that was allowed! We headed into the Qantas club lounge which had a kids playroom so of course the kids think now this is what you get everytime you travel. The flight was 5 and a half hours which was made a lot longer without in-flight entertainment in the back of the seats. Instead there were those big ... read more









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