Virtual Vacation

Today we're visiting the big island of Hawaii, on the volcano side. The time? March 2006. This was part of a cruise we did that started out in Los Angeles and sailed to the Hawaiian islands, visited each for a day, then sailed back.

The big focus of this day was a helicopter flight, the first for both Jim and myself.

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters is the tour company we used and they have their own hangar/terminal for takeoff/landing. At the terminal, they weighed us to determine seating on the helicopters. The helicopters seat five adults, with specific seats assigned depending on weight, within constraints of the overall weight limit. Jim and I were clearly the lightest (he weighs about 25-30 pounds more than I do, which I probably shouldn't admit) and got to sit up front with the pilot (the best seats in the house as there are windows all around, in every direction).

Here's me sitting next to the pilot:

First we flew over our ship, Celebrity Infinity:

and over the port as a whole

to Kilauea, an active volcano in Hawaii in Volcanoes National Park.

As it was daytime, we didn't see dramatic spouting lava, but we could see some on the ground:

The volcanic ash beaches were dramatic against the beautiful blue-green water, and I really loved those views:

Comments

[adrienne]

WOW Robin Gorgeous!!!!!!

[kuka]

ooooh that's beautiful!!!
I love the black against the ocean blue too =)

[Veronique]

Fantastic pictures! Such a huge desolate area. One of these days, I would love to go there. Thanks Robin, for sharing your lovely vacations with us.

[Debby]

Amazing! Incredible views. What a great trip you must have had.

[Kat]

So beautiful! Hawaii is the only place I really want to go in this world. I'd like to say we'll get their on our 25th wedding anniversary, but that's only a few years away and the kids are still young! If I'm going there, it's going to be kid free LOL. Like the first honeymoon we never really had.