Day 1 on the Big Island of Hawaii

Our hosts Jo & Don, at the beach at the end of Old Coast Guard Road in Hawi, where we stayed.	Our first sea turtle! At City of Refuge park south of Kona	Still in City of Refuge park.		Lava-rock shores.
	Steve investigating a tidal pool at South Point, the southernmost point on the island of Hawaii, *and* in the whole U.S.	A gorgeous poinsettia tree in a yard.	Another sea turtle!	Inside a lava tube at Volcano National Park.
Steam vents in the crater, resulting from rainwater hitting hot spots deep in crevices.	One of many beautiful sunsets.			Jo with near-full moon, we're headed for the "end-of-the-road" - blocked by prev (1989?) lava flow, where post-sunset we can see the glow of the current active lava streams.
End of the road...	Our big volcano hot lava shot! Time exposure from 3 miles away.	The moon...

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