Cruzing off the Big Island on an actual Navy Seal rubber boat
Morning on the Ocean off Big Island
Captain Cook's obilesk...he was murdered here. England actually owns the little plot of ground the marker is on
Big Island...heading in to Snorkel
...heading in to snorkel
Dolphins...
more dolphins
pod of dolpins off the side
same pod...
look at'm all
wow...can you stand it...we're right beside them
the sleeping pod circled right around us
scanning the shore line...
lava tube...
lava pocket
different rock formations from the lava
erosion and lava formations
more erosion and lava formations
superstition of the evil goddess of the shore...see the eyes...
another formation
incredible lava tube...we're told homeless people sleep in the tube
back at Captain Zodiac's bay
Sacred Grounds coffee farm
ahhhh...over looking the coffee farm, Sacred Grounds
the happy couple...ocean in the background
I tell you it's all mine....all mine I say
What da ya think of this new fashion line...forget the line I'll take the model!
time for some snorkeling
what a beautiful shot of the ocean on the northern part of the Big Island
Who's that coming up out of the sea...looks something from the book of Revelation....scary!
Living big on the Big Island
what a great beach...and they are all public!!!
wow...what a nice beach and hotel to provide chairs for the public beach
can ya stand it!
ooohhhh what a place...the Big Island
First king of the Big Island
From the Wal-Mart parking lot over looking the ocean
another shot from the Wal-Mart parking lot
and yet another shot from the Wal-Mart parking lot...what else is there to do while Mary does the shopping
yes, another shot from the Wal-Mart parking lot giving the panoramic view
Shot from our condo
Pool at our condo
another shot from our condo
and yet another shot from our condo
yes, from our condo again
panoramic view from our condo
from the street looking toward the condo we stayed in at Kona Beach
Another shot from the street where we stayed at Kona
Sacred ground for the early Hawaians
more sacred grounds
wal-mart parking lot looking out over the ocean...see the cruise liner parked there for the night.
we have cucumbers and tomatoes, Hawaii road side stands have banana's, pineapple, mangos...can you stand it. Just put your money in the jar...
beautiful shot driving through some arrid parts of Big Island
another shot of arrid region
heading to the southern most part of the United States
How far to Polyenesian Islands?
Please let me jump Mary...it's only 100'
Okay I am going to take a running start....see the Japanese fisherman, he can fish me out.
I tell you I am going to jump this time...
Surf on the southern shore
you look lost...what are you looking for...your dream boat is up here
oh no...the tide's coming in...and me with my green sand...help!
pheewww...it went back out
lava tube hole
incredible surf pounding the shore
Who's the babe on the other side of this lava hole?
heading back to the southern most point in the United States
Southern most point of the USA
I never knew how they generated their power
heading around the southern tip
black sand beach
my foot on the black sand beach...it is way cool
come'on man, you waited too long to snap the picture
now that we're drenched, go ahead, take the pic
you look lost again...I'm right over here
amazing surf pounding the shore
Reading turtles...how else would they know to fall asleep here?
Okay the pink toes are Mary's not mine!
utoh...Mary put that sand down...right now!
amazing creatures
more turtles that can read
hey you read any good books lately?
I mean it, I need one...how about that Michael Crighton
oooooohhhh.....the only place in the world where there is green sand...
is that cool or what
more sand...the only place on planet earth it is found
see the guy on the left wearing the t-shirt...he is dying to jump but someone won't let him!
I'm gonna do it....
more of my planet I am willing to share with you
pheewww what a view over looking Captain Cook's Bay
another shot looking down at the ocean
Volcano Park
hot tamale...she's gonna blow!
cool road side volcano venting
volcano crater
huge crater from Volcano
map of volcano
some hawaii goddess recognized on the Big Island
more craters...
another crater
and yet another crater
what a big crater
Okay Mary...enough crater shots
Overlooking a crater
you guessed it...another crater
what's that?
let me guess a lava flow from a volcanic eruption...
desolate lava flow at volcano park