2011

6. Big days Iceland Iceland

Delicious breakfast in Dolphin Bay Hotel in Hilo . Actually it is a motel and it is not üüüberhaupt the sea and dolphins we have seen not even once? But it is beautiful there!

A disadvantage of this accommodation should be unbearably loud croaking frogs at night. There are extra earplugs available in the rooms. Yes, they have gequakt, but that has not disturbed! Listen to more like loud birds. Marlon has even caught one in the morning to get the closer look. Harmless. However, they are in the big box Quantity is not really: they are multiply-invasive, rapidly, usually make a big noise, have a huge appetite to eat the "good" insects! They are called coqui were introduced in 1990 and Puerto Rico.

that is the flower of the island: Pulmeria. You get them to buy in Tourisouvenierläden in ANY form, or you put a genuine in her hair. However, set the corresponding trees look odd, as if they were close to dying, barely leaves. But they are!

grow papayas here

Since we are not wanted to fly to another island and have not had enough of the lava, we took a helicopter flight over the city of Hilo, the waterfalls in the area, the lava fields and the coast!

some skeptical looks about to take off!

If you look closely you'll see a lone house in the countryside. The owner can always fly there!

This is a Macadamianußbaumplantage

Our pilot was very excited that one lava can see. Often you only see the crater and it does get nothing.

lava to the horizon

As you can see a fellow fly

again landed safely

Then we checked out and drove the coastal road north. Here was the first stop:

Here you quickly understand why the tree is so!

We went to Akaka Falls

Here have a look at the Waipi'o Valley

And here is our camp in Waimea-Kamuela for the next 2 nights: aaah the views . Can you recommend! We had the top floor with balcony, 2 bedrooms with a loft bed.

finally doing NOTHING!

equal behind the house on almost dry creek. These photos are taken with my i phone. The battery of my little camera was just empty and Steffen had the camera bag with the big camera, spare battery, charger with the car. He gave us refer only watch and then drove another 1.5 hours on the Mauna Kea sunset + stars! The children were tired of driving üüüberhaupt no car and I did not want me back ausstzen height. This time he went even higher: 4205m = 13796ft!