Oh boy, another rainbow in Hilo
Wake up, sleepy Doris!
The Kamehameha statue in Hilo
We visited the local farmers market
Lots of exotic fruits and other foods
Doris checks out necklaces
Kids were jumping off the platform on Coconut Island
Kayakers in Hilo Bay
We got our Dave-sponsored massages
Then it was off to Volcanoes National Park
The rangers there are quite helpful
A ranger points me to what little lava flow there was
There were plenty of steam vents like this one to see
Halema'uma'u Crater seen from a distance...
... is a small part of the Kilauea Caldera
A warning of the volcanic fumes
From the overlook, the right side of Halema'uma'u Crater
And the left side of Halema'uma'u Crater
Offerings to Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess
Doris photos the Halema'uma'u Crater
It's official -- we're older than dirt
Our hike for the day, the Kilauea Iki Trail
Half the Kilauea Iki Crater from the Pu'u Pua'i Overlook
And the other half... the loop trail was 3 miles
Another view of the Kilauea Iki Crater
On the way down into the Kilauea Iki Crater
On the floor, there were several active steam vents
Looking back in the Kilauea Iki Crater on the way out
Looks like ginger
The Thurston Lava Tube was on the way for our hike
Doris leads us in
It was lit in there, and this is the scene
One more look at the Kilauea Iki Crater
We drove to see the little amount of visible lava
Then it was dinner at Kilauea Lodge
They had an "International Fireplace of Friendship"
Dinner at Kilauea Lodge was beyond amazing