We stopped at a private Kona coffee farm where Diana picked some coffee
beans. |
There is a hotel at the top of the park where you can see good stuff
happening in the distance. Wait, though, it gets better. |
This is the Kilauea Caldera. |
Ditto. |
This is the explaination of the Kilauea Caldera. |
See previous panel. |
We're heading out to the lava field. Everyone is thrilled. Really. I
wouldn't kid you. |
Before we go, however, let's look at some of the seismic activity in the
area. |
Be afraid... be very afraid. |
Either Donna is a hot gal or it's steaming around here. |
The lava flows into the sea. This is from a distance. |
OK, we're here. |
We're still happy. We don't have a clue what awaits us later. |
The girls look happy. Wait... that'll change. |
We are at the end of the road. There used to be a road and a village
here somewhere. |
See the little things that look like ants on the horizon, well, that's
where we're going. |
Really. I wouldn't kid you! |
We are trying to get as close to this as possible. |
As it gets dark, two things happen. First, it gets dark. Second, lava
can be seen. Finally, it becomes impossible to take photos. |
There are about fifty people out there in the dark. Even at ISO 3200
there isn't enough light to take a nice photo. |
This is the best photo I could get from a couple of miles away.
I used the 80-400 VR which caused a problem because the wind
was very high and blew the lens around pretty badly. |
