July 2008 Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii
On our way through Oregon we stopped at Crater Lake NP. We were amazed that there was still 2 feet of snow on the ground. We spend the Fourth in Bend, OR. We watched the fireworks from our campground and did more hiking across snow covered trails. After a quick visit with our friends Tom and Cornelia, we flew from Seattle to Kauai with them for the week. We hiked in Wiamea Canyon and later took a boat trip along the Napali Coast. We enjoyed a zip-line trip near Princeville.
After Tom and Cornelia returned home, we picked up Pat’s sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Rick. We flew to Hilo on the Big Island with them and stayed in a Bed and Breakfast. Kialeau volcano has been very active since March. We wanted to see the lava flowing into the sea, but the Park Service keeps you a mile away from the discharge point. In order to get a better view, one evening we took a small boat out to within a few hundred feet from where the lava tube discharged explosively into the ocean. Words and pictures don’t do justice to the explosions, fireworks, heat and lighting produced when the hot lava mixed with the ocean. The 45 minute high speed boat ride was a bone-jarring, white-knuckle ride each way.
One day when we were searching for a new place to go snorkeling, we found a rocky beach. Swimming in the surf just off shore were four green sea turtles. For twenty minutes we watched these turtles fight over a Sprite plastic soda bottle, which they thought was a jellyfish. A lot of the turtles’ energy was wasted trying to eat trash.
Linda and Rick celebrated their anniversary in Hawaii. After touring most of the island, the four of us headed to Oahu. We spent a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center and hiked to the top of Diamond Head. Pearl Harbor took a whole day as we visited the Arizona Memorial, the Bowfin submarine, and the Battleship Missouri. Linda and Rick returned to York, PA and we flew back to Seattle and stayed with Tom and Cornelia again.
On our way through Oregon we stopped at Crater Lake NP. We were amazed that there was still 2 feet of snow on the ground. We spend the Fourth in Bend, OR. We watched the fireworks from our campground and did more hiking across snow covered trails. After a quick visit with our friends Tom and Cornelia, we flew from Seattle to Kauai with them for the week. We hiked in Wiamea Canyon and later took a boat trip along the Napali Coast. We enjoyed a zip-line trip near Princeville.
After Tom and Cornelia returned home, we picked up Pat’s sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Rick. We flew to Hilo on the Big Island with them and stayed in a Bed and Breakfast. Kialeau volcano has been very active since March. We wanted to see the lava flowing into the sea, but the Park Service keeps you a mile away from the discharge point. In order to get a better view, one evening we took a small boat out to within a few hundred feet from where the lava tube discharged explosively into the ocean. Words and pictures don’t do justice to the explosions, fireworks, heat and lighting produced when the hot lava mixed with the ocean. The 45 minute high speed boat ride was a bone-jarring, white-knuckle ride each way.
One day when we were searching for a new place to go snorkeling, we found a rocky beach. Swimming in the surf just off shore were four green sea turtles. For twenty minutes we watched these turtles fight over a Sprite plastic soda bottle, which they thought was a jellyfish. A lot of the turtles’ energy was wasted trying to eat trash.
Linda and Rick celebrated their anniversary in Hawaii. After touring most of the island, the four of us headed to Oahu. We spent a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center and hiked to the top of Diamond Head. Pearl Harbor took a whole day as we visited the Arizona Memorial, the Bowfin submarine, and the Battleship Missouri. Linda and Rick returned to York, PA and we flew back to Seattle and stayed with Tom and Cornelia again.
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