Hawaii March 1996
Big Island
Hotel - Hilton Resort in Waikoloa on the sunny Kohala Coast
Waterfall Pool Under the waterfall is a hidden grotto and Jacuzzi |
Another view of the Waterfall Pool |
One of the waterslides |
4 Acre Lagoon Snorkeling with the fishes and sea turtles. |
Bridges over the pools There are 3 pools, 2 are HUGE. The 3rd is adults only. There are swimable 'rivers' that connect the pools together. |
Background: snow on Mauna Kea Foreground: Tram used in the Hotel 'cuz it's so big. There are also boat trams, more scenic than the regular tram, but not as speedy, depends on your agenda |
Ocean Tower There are 3 different towers in the resort. We stayed in this one |
The Dolphins! You can swim with them, for a fee of course |
Our Room It was on the ground floor, so you could open the sliding glass door and be right out on the lawn. |
The view from our room |
The Grand Entrance |
The Grand Staircase |
Sights
Akaka Falls 420 foot drop |
Jimmy and Jim |
Jimmy and Madeline |
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Nani Mau Gardens Very nice Botanical Garden on the Hilo side. |
A waterfall on the Hamakua Coast |
Madeline & Jimmy on the Hamakua Coast |
Star, Rosie and Jimmy at the Hamakua Coast |
At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Mauna Loa Keanakako'i Crater |
At one of the more recent flows. The lava (obviously) stopped traffic on this road! |
Steam created from current lava flow into the ocean |
On the Kona Side of the island. People (probably only tourists) use the white rocks for 'grafitti' on the dark lava rocks. It looked pretty cool. |