Pride of Aloha's painted bow, docked in Maui |
Welcome aboard barbeque on deck to feed all the hungry passengers. The ship does not sail until 8:00 |
Onboard museum of Hawaii with many exhibits and a diffent video presentation daily |
more of the museum |
Is there shopping on board? you bet. |
more of the museum |
watching the video presentation |
Wake up sleepy-head, it's time to work |
First breakfast buffet - are the busboys lazy? possibly |
Not everyone was lazy- We loved this gal who awoke a 3:30 am every day to prepare her waffles |
Salty Maui rains require industrial window washing |
First stop, Kauai, the Garden Isle |
This reef teemed with live sea turtles swimming within feet of us - Kauai |
wetsuits, showers & snacks are included in the snorkel tour. nice touch |
Pleasantly surprised at food quality. Lobster entree in the "free" main dining room |
followed by chocolate dessert |
open seating "free-style" dining line. Never waited over 5 minutes |
Friendly US dining room staff welcome us |
Surprised by free wine tasting outside "free" main dining room. Nice touch |
Local Polynessian show outshined the JAR dancers on this ship |
Local in Polynesian costume doing traditional dance |
another picture of her, why not? |
Polynesian warrior - yes, they were a violent people |
and colorful. too |
Kauai blowhole in the morning mist |
First look at Waimea Canyon - the Grand Canyon of the Pacific |
atop Waimea Canyon, over 3000 feet deep |
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The beautiful Na Pali Coastline. The only time the ships sails in daytime to see this coast of Kauai |
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Big Island Volcano - I decide to hike to the lava |
The marked trail ends too quickly - now its moonscape |
rope keep you away from the beach - the lava cliffs can collapse any time |
I decided to follow the rope, bad idea, suddenly this view occured |
I was too close to the water, so I turned inland |
air getting hotter, rock more mangled, I am close now |
the steam of hot lava hitting the water cloud my way |
hot burnholes give a peek to the hot Hell below |
I can see the spot where the lava enters the sea |
wanting to see flowing lava I approach a burn hole |
alas, I dare not get any closer than this, the ground cracks like glass under my feet. |
