The Big Island, Hawaii

study abroad		flight to LA		oahu		kauai		the big island		tonga

On to the big island, where all of us were eagerly waiting to see some molten lava	Pearl Harbor from the air	Some volcanoes on Maui from the air

Kilauea Caldera, many years ago people could stand here and watch the 2000 foot high lava fountain. But nowadays its just a big hole in the ground with some steam. The lava flows from a vent many miles away, where they wouldn't take us because a previous lava flow had covered the road, and to go in from the other side would take too long.	Sulphur, steam, and volcanic rocks	At the edge of the center caldera

A secondary crater near the main one. Plenty of hardened lava, but no liquid hot magma for us.	Aerial view of Kilauea Caldera, taken from the internet	Inside a lava tube underground

The big nut in front of the macadamia nut farm that our busdriver decided to stop at

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