8.04 Kilauea Caldera and Crater, three hikes in black & white
Halema'uma'u Crater pumping sulphur dioxide, nature's counter to Al Gore "Oy vey! I think I broke something" Yesterday, was a tough day but one we shall not forget easily although it will not go down in infamy. It’s worthy of a short story or perhaps broken down into a few parts. Here’s one. We hired a cottage in Volcano on the eastern side of the island. The interesting part of the deal is that the house comes with a car. Nice touch. The very interesting part; there is an active volcano just two miles from the house. Our landlord said we should rather cancel our car rental that we had organized previously in order to drive the hundred miles across the island. His previous tenants would leave a Mazda truck for us somewhere in Kona, probably at the airport, following their vacating of the property. We wondered about the logistics but the island people have been doing these things since Captain Cook days. Colorful hope amongst ashes Crater rim Jenni retu...