Our Island Air Tour With Big Island Air.
This Was Our Charriot For Our Two Hour Tour.
We Were Fortunate To Get The Rear Love Seat In The Plane.
Our Pilot Joe Took Very Good Care Of Us.
Anita Took Photos While I Shot Video.
After Taking Off We Flew Along The Southwest Coast Of The Island.
The Visibility Was Good, And ...
... The View Was Spectacular!
We Headed Above The Clouds As We Approached Kilauea.
Massive Barrier For The Rain Clouds.
Starting to See Some Volcanic Activity.
You Can See How Massive The Lava Flows Have Been In The Past.
They Cut Through The Forest Like Tooth Picks.
Joe Did An Excellent Job Making Sure Both Sides Of The Plane Saw Every Sight.
The Ride Was Bumpy From The Heat.
Kilauea Is One Of The Most Active Volcanoes In The World.
The Lava Flow Continues To Add Land Mass To The Big Island.
Can You See How The Water Changes Color From The Temperature & Chemicals In The Lava?
More Interesting Lava Flows.
There's A Functioning B&B In One Of These Green Patches - Only Accessible By Helicopter (And Lava Flow). Off To Hilo ...
... Remember Hilo Is One Of The Wettest Places On Earth.
Nice Little Local Water Fall.
Very Interesting To See The Route We Drove The Previous Day From The Air.
Much Of This Side Of The Island Used To Be Sugar Cane Farms - Until They Moved To Cheaper Geographies.
We're Heading Up The Eastern Coast To Find ...
... Many Spectacular Water Falls.
I Don't Think We Went All The Way Up To Waipio Valley, But ...
.... This One Looked Similar.
The Diversity Of Climates On The Big Island Is Amazing.
Very Different From The Beaches On The Western Shore.
It Was Hard to Get Scale For the Size Of The Falls From The Air.
Turning Around & Heading For Home.
The Summit Of Mauna Loa Is 13,677 Feet!!
