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Aloha➢
My family and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands in 2019. We embarked in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Prior to embarkation, we spent a few days on land and explored Oahu. Using Hilton’s Hawaiian Village as our base, we enjoyed visiting many interesting sites before boarding the Pride of America. We spent a week on board cruising the Hawaiian Islands. Our first port of call was Kahului Harbor on Maui.
After Maui, we sailed to the big island of Hawaiʻi. On the big island we had two ports; the first was Hilo. At the port, we met our guide from Roberts Hawaii. He took us to Volcanoes National Park where we visited the Volcano House, the steam vents, Kilauea Iki and Chain of Craters. We stopped at Big Island Candies on the way back to port for some goodies. Back at the port, we hopped into a taxi to go to Rainbow Falls and Richardson’s Black Sand Beach.
Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile road through the East Rift and coastal area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the big island of Hawaii.
Our tour stopped at the Lua Manu crater on this drive. It is the first crater on the Chain of Craters Road and was formed when, about 200 years ago, the lava beneath it drained leaving an empty chamber. The surface collapsed into the chamber, forming a 125 foot deep pit.
We walked around on the surrounding lava fields, marveling at the plants growing right up out of the rocks and taking photos by interesting formations.
Hilo Posts➢
- Volcano House
- Steam Vents
- Kīlauea Iki
- Chain of Craters Road
- Big Island Candies
- Rainbow Falls
- Richardson’s Black Sand Beach
- Mokuola
Location: 1 Crater Rim Drive, Volcano, Hawaii
Designation: National Park
Date designated/established: August 1, 1916
Date of my visit: April 16, 2019
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