We're in Hawaii

We left Tokyo on Thursday September 24th at 9:00pm and arrived at Honolulu airport at 8:30am on Thursday September 24th. Whew...what a LONG day! Once we were in Honolulu, we hopped on another plane heading to The Big Island.

This is Avery at Narita Tokyo airport...waiting for boarding call.

Once we got to Hilo on the Big Island, we went to get our rental car and, of course, they were out of economy cars, mid-sized cars, and luxury cars....so what did we get stuck with you might ask? Well, check it out....

You got it! A red Mustang convertible! It's just ashamed that Avery hates the top down.

The above picture is the view from our room...oh but don't be fooled...the hotel itself leaves a little something to be desired. but we are only here for one night and...really...who cares! We are in Hawaii! We only need a place to sleep right.

We then went to Mt.Kilauea, or as Avery says "Mt Killerwhale"...she is toooo funny.

Curtis and I really enjoyed site seeing on Mt Kilauea, but Avery was afraid that the volcano was going to erupt...but she finally loosened up and started having fun.

The above picture is of a lava tube. This is a tunnel underground that the lava used to run through. It is located in a rainforest's and was really cool. The picture below is of Avery in the rainforest.

This is a picture of the main crater of Mt Kilauea and as you can see, it is still smoldering and active.

This is a steam vent from the volcano and MAN it is hot. What a facial!!!

We went to a lava viewing spot that is open from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. This is a spot by the ocean that you can view lava flowing into the ocean. We had to hike over lava rock to view it, and can you believe that some people actually live out there?!? This was our favorite part. Check out the pictures.

Tomorrow we are back on a plane and heading back to Oahu for the remainder of our trip. Stay tuned for more adventures!