Volcano!!

 One of our main reasons for visiting the Big Island of Hawaii was to see the volcano that is currently erupting. We went during the day to get a good idea of how big the volcano was and we went at night  so we could see the glowing lava. All these pictures and videos were taken about 1/2 mile away from the eruption (which was the closest we could get). I never even knew I wanted to see an erupting volcano until we went, but I am now telling everyone to put it on their bucket list. It was incredible and worth missing sleep over. 

Volcanoes National Park - Chain of Craters Road

I have been trying to write this post for weeks but I've been experiencing a severe case of writer's block. Every time I sat down to write, my mind would go blank. It's been frustrating because I really would like to cross this of my to-do list. I mentioned my dilemma to a friend the other day and she said "You know, a picture is worth a thousand words. Just post the pictures." That's probably not exactly what she said word for word but it was pretty close. This friend is very wise. I go to her for advice a lot. In the years since I have known her, she has never steered me wrong. So, on the advice of my wise friend, here is my first installment of pictures of our trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Included in this post are pictures of lava fields, the famous Holei sea arch, and petroglyphs.

The view flying into Kona. You can already see the lava rocks.

It was crazy windy on the open lava fields