Upon disembarking, we are greeted on the pier by the world's oldest hula dancers.
Upon disembarking, we are greeted on the pier by the world's oldest hula dancers.
For our time here on Hawaii we are off by bus to the celebrated Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I was much impressed by actually visiting a live volcano--'though I was a bit disappointed there were no human sacrifices to witness. I guess the natives here are just not what they used to be.
On the ride up to the Kilauea Caldera, we passed many steam vents. This was quite a sight--back home in Georgia we seldom if ever see steam for no apparent reason just rising up from the ground.
All of this is about 3500 feet above sea level and it was quite cold. We soon arrived at the Jaggar Museum, at which there were welcome restroom facilities and a nice overlook of the Kilauea Caldera and the Halemaumau Crater.
Here is a picture of volcanic fumes (not steam) in the Kilauea Caldera and a close-up of the Halemaumau Crater. That's Peg enjoying the fresh air.
Leaving here, we stopped at the Thurston Lava tube, of which I have no photos (It's very dark in there.). On the way back to the pier, we stopped at a macadamia nut factory--I always thought these nuts grew on something, but apparently they are made in a factory. Here there were things to buy and, of course, the usual restroom facilities.
Dinner once again at Versailles. Almost every evening the four of us attended some sort of show in the main theatre onboard, the Stardust Theatre.
It was a very beatiful theater, but the seats were most uncomfortable--I sometimes thought I was back on Delta Airlines.
After the show it's off to Gatsby's to enjoy the piano and vocal artistry of Roger Carr. And then to bed.
