Hawaii (Big Island) Honeymoon, Day 8

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Woke up to see my neighbors out looking at...
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A rainbow
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Downtown Hilo from across the bay
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Doris looks through "The Teaching of Buddha"
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This tree was planted by the Babe almost 70 years ago
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The Bambino's banyan tree on Banyan Dr. is doing well
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Lili'uokalani Gardens, right near our hotel
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It's the largest formal Japanese garden east of the East
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One more from Lili'uokalani Gardens
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I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille
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We stopped by the Pacific Tsunami Museum
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It's in an old bank and the movie is shown in the vault
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The docent told us about the Hilo Tsunamis
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She had many slides
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This one showed Hilo then and now
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The bank building where the Pacific Tsunami Museum is
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Then a quick stop by the Naha Stone
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Some quick lunch at Blanes
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Visited Rainbow Falls, where Doris got bitten more
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Then the Boiling Pots, where Doris stayed away
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They have interesting bus stops
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Made a quick visit to the Kaumana Caves
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It was cold and dark in there
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Our hotel from Coconut Island
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Stopped by the Mauna Loa macadamia nut factory
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Did the self-guided tour -- oh look, a rainbow
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The self-guided tour had "Mac the nutty buddy" hosting
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And on the 8th day, God created Sprawl*Mart
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And another rainbow over our hotel
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Dinner at Cafe Pesto was delicious (but pricey)

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Photos by Joshua Uziel