Where we stayed on the Big Island
Our home in Kapoho (Sadly, Kapoho was entirely lost to lava in 2018)
Lava trees - formed when lava floods a forest then rapidly drains away, leaving solidified lava around previously cool damp trees
The glorious Ahalanui Hot Pond was our local pool (also lost to lava in 2018)
Kapoho tidepools, across the road from our house, were great for snorkelling
Halema'uma'u Crater
Inside Halema'uma'u Crater
A small thermal pond
A picnic on the lava
Lava reaches the sea (view from a helicopter)
Pu' u 'O'o - Hawaii's most active volcanic vent (until 2018)
The forest's last stand
Akaka Falls
Waipio Valley
Tree canopy near Pahoa
Tiny church near Pahoa
Cassie on a black sand beach
Our home and beautiful garden above Kona
Kona sunset
Bigger is better in America
Sea turtles at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau
Cassie was keen to play Hawaiian checkers at Puʻuhonua
Haloween trick or treat (Jacqueline had eaten way too much Ben & Jerry's)
The gold dust day gecko is a newcomer to Hawaii from Madagascar
Kayaking to Kealakekua
Captain Cook Monument, Kealakekua - near where Captain Cook was killed
Kealakekua, where the snorkelling was great
Sunset from Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii (4207 m)
Mauna Loa (world's most massive mountain) from Mauna Kea
We loved our outdoor shower
Kona Country Club golf course
Kohala Coast
A rainbow straddles the abrupt transition from rainforest to desert near Waimea
Brunch at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
