Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Today the ship arrived in Hilo, Hawaii at 7 AM located on the Big Island. Today I took a tour Called "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & Water Explorer". It left the ship the ship at 8:30 AM. We drove out of town and at 8:50 AM we stopped at Rainbow Falls a cascading 80 foot waterfall right in the heart of Hilo. Our next stop was at Akaka Falls. Our next stop was at a local hotel. At 12:15 PM we stopped at the Akatsuka Orchid Garden to discover why the Big Island is nicknamed the Orchid Isle. We also ate a box lunch at this stop. At 1:15 PM we arrived at the Kilauea'iki Crater to watch the smoke and steam plumes rising fro the vast Kilauea'iki Crater located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Our next stop was at the Thurston Lava Tube. We walk a short way and entered the tube and excited the tube and returned to the bus. At 4 PM we arrived back to at the ship. At 5 PM the ship left Hilo. Tonight after dinner the show was put on by Ukebox, a group of 5 men. This was their second show.
Hilo is the largest settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi. The population was 40,759 at the 2000 census. The population increased by 6.1% to 43,263 at the 2010 census.
Hilo is the county seat of the County of Hawaiʻi and is located in the District of South Hilo. The town overlooks Hilo Bay, at the base of two shield volcanoes; Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano and the site of some of the world's most important ground-based astronomical observatories. The majority of human settlement in Hilo stretches from Hilo Bay to Waiākea-Uka, on the flanks of Mauna Loa.
Hilo is home to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi, as well as the Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long celebration of ancient and modern hula which takes place annually after Easter. Hilo is also home to the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, one of the world's leading producers of macadamia nuts. It is served by Hilo International Airport.
This picture was taken on the tour.
This picture was taken on the tour of some of the homes in Hilo.
This picture was taken at Rainbow Falls.
This picture was taken on the tour.
This picture was taken at Akaka Falls.
This picture was taken on the tour.
This picture was taken at the Akatsuka Orchid Garden.
This picture was taken at the Akatsuka Orchid Garden.
This picture was taken from the Kilauea visitors center of the Kilauea'iki Crater.
This picture was taken from the Kilauea visitors center of the Kilauea'iki Crater.
This picture was taken from the Kilauea visitors center of the Kilauea'iki Crater.
This picture was taken in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park near the Lava Tube.
This picture was taken inside the Lava Tube.
This picture was taken from the bus in the town of Hilo, Hawaii.
This picture was taken from the ship of Hilo, Hawaii
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