FIRST DAYS ON BIG ISLAND, HAWAII
We arrived in Hawaii super early and went directly to get our car. This day was a slow day where we just went for shopping and checking the beach at our accommodation. Tried a really nice smoothie that was called ”The bömb”. Really nice 😛
Next day we started our day by checking out downtown and some of it’s shops. We also stopped by a market and bought fruits. Pineapple, mango and watermelon. After we headed south, for some geothermal pools where we took a swim and snorkelled in. The day ended with beer and the fruits that we bought.- They were delicious 😀
Today we started the day at Mauna Loa where they produce macadamia nuts in a lot of different flavours. We tried some samples and bought a bag of sea salted macadamia nuts. After this we went on a tour that started at a place which was the most beautiful village where lava has destroyed everything. The place was covered in solidified lava. After this we went to lava tubes where lava has passed three times. Because we hade a little time to spare, we also visited a museum/visitor center close by. After this we went to a volcanic vineyard where we tasted a lot of different wines and after the tasting we could chose a wine that we wanted to have to the dinner. The dinner was super nice. It was bbq. Sat with a lovely couple from New Zeeland. A funny thing. Went for a refill and thought that maybe I would get half of what I got the first time, but no. Got so much food and I needed to eat it.. xP Also went for a wine tour where they explained about the winery. After this we went for some steam vents and went through an orchid field. The tour ended at a volcano where at first it was very misty and hard to see anything but that went away and we could see the smoke coming from the volcano and also the lava!