Hawaii (Day 5)

Day 5 was spent in Hilo. We spent the day visiting Volcano National Park. This place was incredible. Never in our lives would we ever guess that we would get to see a live volcano. Much of the park was closed because the volcanic gasses were at higher than safe levels. These are some pics from the top of the volcano:

We were able to go to the bottom of the volcano, where the lava runs into the ocean. We were able to get about 2 miles from the lava, but were able to get some neat pictures of the lava field at the ocean.
This was a 200-250 foot drop straight drop down to the ocean. No handrails. The view was breathtaking.
That evening, after dark, the ship took us by the lava flow to get a better view. It was really amazing seeing the red glow across the ocean. This picture is exactly what we saw. The pictures aren't blurry. It was the glow of the red lava reflecting up through the steam the heat was creating when it hit water. Wow.

But, before we got back on the boat, we found a neat little street that was right on the water. This street was about 1/2 mile long and was line on both sides with Banyon trees. These trees are way cool. Every tree on this street was planted by someone famous. These three were planted by Amelia Earhart, Franklin Roosevelt and Babe Ruth.