Volcanoes

... short, but we did and see a lot! Did some sightseeing in the colonial cities of Léon and Granada, went hiking on volcanoes and observed active craters, swam in the Pacific Ocean and even in a crater lake, walked in tropical cloud forests... And last but ...

... the big island TWICE).  And the island is still growing, adding more land every year thanks to it's active volcanoes.  According to Hawaiian mythology, this island is the home of Pele, goddess of fire and ...

... short span of time it has taken the vegetation to reclaim much of the land. But on to today's activities, they involved Volcanoes Park proper - which basically means that I went to play on active volcanoes for the day...  Or more precisely, on ones ...

... banks steam vents.  The ranger, Ruthie, was very engaging and her head was cramped full of facts about the park, the volcanoes (there are lots within the Park), native flora and fauna.  I just wished I could remember more of what she ...

For our last full day on the Big Island, we wanted to go visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and stop at some waterfalls along the way.  We knew it was going to be a lot of driving though since the park was almost on the complete opposite of the ...

Shortly after 7:00 AM we were awakened by the unsettling noise made by the fact that the walls of our hotel room were swaying back and forth.  Given that we were in Hawaii, which owes it's existence to hotspot volcanism, we had just assumed that ...

... us with surprisingly cool black sands that were very enjoyable for us to dig our battle-worn feet into. Upon reaching the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park we had a local ranger scope out all the sweet spots we had to see. Our main event was the Kilauea Iki ...

... the Volcano National Park our main reason for visiting the island. Hawaii as we learned at an excellent centre was formed by volcanoes erupting under the sea  and gradually getting higher and higher until they broke the surface. The world's tallest ...

... experience and is certainly one of the highlights of every trip to Africa. A group of Trackers and Ranger will guide you up the slopes of the volcanoes. Depending on the movements of the gorillas, you will spend three to nine hours gorilla ...

... gaan. Verder is er een proeverij van koekjes met lavendel, chocolade met schuim (rocky road!) etc. We rijden door naar het Hawaii Volcanoes National Park en bezoeken het museum. De vulkanen in dit park zijn nog actief en je wordt dan ook gewaarschuwd om ...

... against our hire car's contract and would have invalidated the insurance/breakdown cover. (bugger!) The next day we headed to the Volcanoes National Park, we were able to see Mt Kilauea steaming from various vents, we could also see where lava had covered ...

... . What more could you add to make it a Hawaiian morning? Back at the park we headed out to enjoy the martian landscape of Volcanoes National Park. At the entrance of the park you are surrounded by a fern forest that looks like it belongs in the Savage ...

... being away from the beach and wearing dry clothes all day, allowing our sunburn to heal.  We spent all day in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park today: drove Crater Rim Drive and  the Chain of Craters Road all the way to where it ends at the ocean, ...

... of the small volcano today. It wasn’t a hike this time, just a steady bushwalk a few kilometers to a waterfall near the volcanoes base. The waterfall was very high. It must have taken the water almost a minute to reach the bottom from the top. It ...

... ;••••••••• www.youtube.com/user/travelswithlobo ********************************************************** Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Crater Rim Drive This is just a reminder that the "Hawaii" ...

... september! But, we don't mind, we visited the gorillas 14 years ago and we still cherish this experience. In Volcanoes National Park, ORTPN organizes also fascinating trekking on the volcanoes, during which experienced guides lead you through the dense ...