Punalu'u Black Sand Beach (Where we literally swam with the sea turtles!)

An actual Village Where the Ancient Hawaiians Lived

This is where the royalty came and went on their kayaks... commoners were not allowed here

Pics from During our Drive from Hilo to Kona

Wild Turkeys!

Our Trip to the Pana'ewa Zoo

This is Namaste, Born in September of 1998 in las Vegas:

This isn't a statue!

Must See Video

This video shows the active lava, although because it's daylight the lava itself cannot be seen, just the violent action it respresents!

http://s308.photobucket.com/albums/kk346/thegerks/?action=view&current=DSCF0710.flv

Interesting Digs

This little roadside store is made up of a few tents in the back where the old man selling wares lives, and a truck with a few stands that hold stuff to buy such as water, flashlights (needed to walk to volcano at night), paintings, pictures and more!

Land and Houses Where People Still Live, Within About a 1 Mile of the Lava Flowing Down the Volcano

This house is for sale, wonder why!

More Pics of Lava Flowing into the Ocean

Aloha Ohana!

We took a trip to the Volcano National Park today, and saw some amazing things. From steam vents rushing up through the cracks in the volcano, to the rolling hills of endless lava that covers the countryside... there's nothing like it and the pictures below can't do it justice.

Also added today are pics of Sadie and her coconut (her new favorite toy, lol), our first spam dinner, pictures of Pahoa town a video of our chickens.

Everyone is doing well but still trying to get used to the time difference... we're pretty much on Oregon time still! :)

We have already met some very nice people and we're getting along great, with many more adventures to come! We'll be sure to share them:)

We love you all, Mahalo for sharing our adventures with us and Aloha!

Rachael, Ben and Ron <3

The Lava Flows Throughout the Park... Right Above the Boiling Depths of the Volcano...EEK! :)

An Amazing, expansive land of lava where the huge vent it spewing gases.... around us at the time of this picture were numerous smaller steam vents... close enough for us to feel the heat and dampness of them:

Where the Lava is Spilling into the Ocean at This Point in Time:

This is a pic of tourists exploring a parking lot that was devestated by the lava:

See Sadie in the Car While we Ran out for a Camera Shoot? :)