We visited Richardson's Ocean Center east of Hilo
Also at Richardson's, with lots of little tidepools
Then the Lava Tree State Park, with... lava trees!
Big beautiful "monkeypod" trees dominated the area
Lava trees are formed when lava hits a wet tree
A grouping of the lava trees
Then we went to Champagne Pond and saw this swirly deal
Champagne Pond is naturally heated (by volcano)
Many people have put homes right by the heated pools
More homes with naturally heated pools
We had lunch tailgate party style
The lighthouse by the island's eastern tip with pristine air
Neat red rock area along our drive
They call me Mr. Road Rage
This tree was ready to fall down
Only other trees were keeping it up
Then to the volcanically heated Ahalanui pool
Caught some water sports at Isaac Hale Beach Park
We figured to return if we had the time
This guy landed in front of me, so I took a picture
Baby palm trees at the New Kaimu Black Sand Beach
Had a delicious banana split at Verna's
Seen on the ride again
This was someone's house
Some more interested houses
This one was triangular
Back to Isaac Hale Beach Park for surfing
Had an interesting moon on the horizon
We ate amazing wok seared ahi for dinner
At Merriman's in Waimea