Hawaii with Radiance of the Seas




Big Island, Hilo:
Big Island, Hilo
We arrived at 6.30am during really terrible weather, cloudy, no sun at all and it was about to rain. We had already booked a tour with Green Tours from home by Email, $69 per person, beginning at 8.30am until 3.45pm. The rain accompanied us almost the whole day, sometimes the sun appeared, and the next moment it was raining cats and dogs. We saw the Rainbow Falls, the Volcanoe National Park with several scenic stops, a lava tube, the Macademia Nut Factory serving wonderful macademia ice cream. We missed Akaka Falls because we were running out of time. In the evening we had a very special experience. We saw the glowing lava flowing into the ocean in the dark, under a full moon. Captain Locking turned the ship around several times, so everybody on each side could enjoy these spectacular moments.
Big Island, Kailua Kona:
Big Island, Kailua Kona
warm at last, almost hot, the opposite to Hilo. It is a tender port and time was scantly, so we had not booked a tour. We discovered Kona on our own and went again on our own paths from 7 years ago, when we visited Hawaii for the first time to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We showed our friends the hotel, where we stayed and what we like on this part of the island.

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