Tuesday, May 29, 2007

The Big Island

These two pictures above are of Robby and I's favorite water falls. They are called Pee Pee Falls (hee hee hee)! We had to climb through rocks and rivers to get to them, but it was worth it! Rainbow Falls Swimming hole The trees here are so easy and fun to climb! The black sand beaches were very cool.
We spent our last 4 days on the Big Island of Hawaii exploring Hilo, Kona, and the volcanoes! This island is quite different than Oahu, but just as beautiful. The beaches here aren't exactly the type you would lay out on or go swimming on, but their sand is either black from where hot lava has hit the FREEZING water and shattered into tiny particles or the sand is green from lava mixing with green rock and then shattering when it hits the ocean! Robby and I rented a car for all of the days we were on the Big Island because it is not as easy to get around here. There is no bus system and nothing is within walking distance. The first day we were here, which was Thursday, we drove our car all over Hilo and visited all of the waterfalls you see in the pictures above. We spent the second day on the island exploring Kona, drinking lots of fresh Kona coffee, and playing on the black sand beaches! The last few days we had on the big Island we explored the volcanoes. I will tell you more about that in the next post though! Mohalo.