Two months gone... (part two)

I thought that part two of this narrative would move off of Hawaii and back to the mainland but in reviewing the twenty-one hundred pictures, I realized that there was more to show you...

Like the condo we stayed in:


We were on the ground floor of the two story condo and the view from the patio was wonderful. Imagine seeing and hearing this all day and night:


I guess what is most impressive about The Big Island is the diversity.

Obviously, there is lots of lava but the lava is everything from seaside arches that the waves crash through:


to underground tubes that you can walk through:



From lava fields that stretch forever:


to lava flows that stretch across the roadway:


There is everything from rainforests:


to rainbows:


From petroglyphs:


to plumeria:


From the breathtaking beauty of Waipio Valley:


to the sweetly refreshing Volcano Winery:


to the windswept trees living precariously on the edge of live lava flows:


And for your continued entertainment and enjoyment, Hawaii will even throw in a few mongoose:


or even an 89 year old hula dancer and her extended family:


OK, you get the picture (as much as I would like to, I won't bore you with all 2100). Before we move off the island I would like to share with you one of the major sources of inspiration in Hawaii...

...coffee...


So, let's move on in time and see what else has been going on.