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Day 1: A Gecko greets us at the condo before we head to the beach
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Date: 03/16/2008
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Road to Beach- this is why you need a jeep to really explore the big island.
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Date: 03/16/2008
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Flowers and Terri at the beach
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Date: 03/16/2008
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The Beach
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Date: 03/16/2008
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Rooster on the beach!
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Date: 03/16/2008
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Neal on the Beach!
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Date: 03/16/2008
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Day 2: South Point and Volcanos National Park. This is South Point, the southernmost point in the USA!
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Old boat hoist at South Point. Fall in the water here and the strong current takes you nonstop to Antarctica!
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Terri driving the Jeep on rough roads
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Terri in the Jeep
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Neal in the serene grasslands of South Point
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Climbing a lava rock arch
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Terri on the hike to the green sand beach
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Date: 03/17/2008
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The green sand beach
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Terri reads the sign asking us not to take sand away from the beach
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Date: 03/17/2008
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The green sand
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Neal explores the cliffs above the beach
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Neal on top of the cliffs
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Neal out on the point
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Waves crash on the rocks
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Date: 03/17/2008
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A wild orchid at Volcanoes National Park
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Flower with local legend
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Terri checks out the huge volcano crater
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Date: 03/17/2008
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A flower in the lotus family
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Date: 03/17/2008
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A steam vent and offerings to Pele
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Lush jungle in volcanoes national park
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Crazy tree fern with newly grown branch
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Terri in a short Lava Tube
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Date: 03/17/2008
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Day 3: Kayaking and Snorkeling at Captain Cook Monument in Kealakekua Bay- the best snorkeling on the island!
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Date: 03/18/2008
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Terri with our rented kayak- she had to do all the paddling because of my chest injury!
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Date: 03/18/2008
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At Captain Cook Monument (far side of bay) we saw spinner dolphins, a hungry sea turtle, and a reef full of colorful fish!
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Date: 03/18/2008
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Day 4: Mauna Kea and The Lava Flows. This is from the saddle road to Mauna Kea (Tallest volcano on the island)
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Looking at Mauna Loa from the slopes of Mauna Kea
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Driving the dirt road up to the summit of Mauna Kea
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Neal among the observatories
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Terri and Neal on the summit of Mauna Kea- over 13,000 feet!
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Shrine on the summit of Mauna Kea
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Terri and Neal above the clouds
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Date: 04/05/2008
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More observatories on Mauna Kea
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The sign mentioned: "These telescopes have been used to discover plants in other solar systems"- wow, aliens!!!
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At the lava flows. Steam from lava meeting the ocean
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Date: 03/19/2008
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Terri showing her excitement about how close we are to the lava
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Date: 03/19/2008
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A speck of lava in the distance!
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Date: 03/19/2008
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Cool bromeliad growing wild right out of the lava rock
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Winners of our 'best dressed tourist' contest. Matching visibility vests for the whole family!! Awesome!
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Date: 04/05/2008
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The lava flow at night
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More spectacular lava
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More lava
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Date: 03/19/2008
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Day 5: Waterfalls, Botanical Gardens, and Mile Long Lava Caves. This is one of the spectacular waterfalls we saw near Hilo
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Neal tries candied Tamarind. Tamarind is the 2nd worst fruit I have ever tried, just behind Durian. Yuck!
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Botanical Gardens outside of Hilo
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Date: 03/20/2008
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Terri getting ready to swing through the jungle on a vine in the botanical gardens outside Hilo
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Neal demonstrating the size of the hanging flowers
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More pretty flowers
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Waterfall in Botanical Garden
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Date: 03/20/2008
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Orchids at botanical garden 1
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Date: 03/20/2008
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Orchids at botanical garden 2
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Date: 03/20/2008
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Orchids at botanical garden 3
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Date: 03/20/2008
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I didn't believe Terri when she told me this orchid was fragrant- and neither did the lady to my right!!
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Date: 04/05/2008
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That pod is where chocolate comes from!!!!
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Date: 03/20/2008
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Ocean view from the botanical gardens
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Neal with a carving of a god of competition
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Date: 04/05/2008
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A pineapple plant!
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Local Cuisine- Salmon Loco on the left, and Super Loco on the right (complete with fried eggs and spam!)
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Terri climbing in the banyan trees- some of the best climbin' trees I ever saw!
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Date: 04/05/2008
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Out of film! On the last day(6) we visited a Kona Coffee Plantation and spent the afternoon exploring Kona and drinking Mai Tais
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Date: 04/05/2008
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