Drive from Kona to Volcano

After our first day at the beach outside of Kona, Laura and I drove to Volcano, HI to spend a few days in Volcanoes National Park. We first stopped at Big Island Bees, a local honey farm that’s south of Kona and is just outside Captain Cook. We picked up a few jars of honey, and I was able to get a few shots of one of their demonstration hives, which was inside a large glass container: Just around the corner, we found a beach with perfect blue water: The guy at the honey store had recommended a hike along our route that’s only open on weekends. It’s called Kahuku and is in a separate section of the National Park

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Turtles, Lava Rocks, Sunset

Laura and I arrived on the Big Island Thursday evening for a week long getaway, and we had our first full day yesterday. Had perfect weather, a great start to the trip. Here are a few of the highlights. A bird on a tree while we were having breakfast at our B&B outside Kona: Some turtles, or Hono, on the beach at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park: Some lava stones at Mauna Lani: And then finally the sunset from Anaeho’omalu Beach: Time for day two.