Hawaii - June 2009
Day 1 - A Short Day

We arrived on the Big Island in the afternoon and started our adventures...

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(Rev Date 09 Sep 2009)
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Our first close-up critter, although he is not exactly welcoming us...
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We think this is a Madagascar gecko.
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Now he is getting into the spirit of posing...
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"Aren't you guys leaving yet?"
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Beach at the end of Old Coast Guard Road.
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Steve on the job...
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Jo & Don scrambling out on the black lava rocks
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Jo and Mary exploring.
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Jo, Don, and Mary, in front of a 'trail closed due to earthquake damage' sign...
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What a serene backdrop...
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A small, mossy blowhole, before the water comes up...
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Water in the hole!
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One of the crabs who posed for us...
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Spot the crab...
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Another camouflage job...
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These shells look like fossils waiting to happen...
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A group of yellow fish, but it gives the eerie impression of one very weird fish...
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Mary, Don & Jo on lookout...
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Mary exploring...
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Is she stuck on that rock?
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The first of many beautiful sunsets...
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Steve uses the last bit of light...
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Dueling cameras...
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Back at the house, a view of just one part of the beautiful yard.
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Profusion of small orchids.
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A rainshower at sunset, viewed from the lanai of the house...
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Minutes later, the rainwashed view.
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A nice, rainwashed web!
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With a nice, clean spider!



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