after leaving hilo, we drove around the southern tip of the island to visit volcano national park and punalu'u beach on our way to kona.
in volcanoes national park, our crew chose to hike the kilauea iki trail (a four mile loop) across the kilauea iki crater.
seen here at the end of our trek down to the crater, before crossing the vast lava field you see behind us and making our way back up to the rim:
and following a much needed refuel break for lunch and snacks (at aloha mix food truck and punalu'u bake shop), we headed to check out punalu'u beach, known for its black sand and ever-present sea turtles.
the kids LOVED this beach and wished we had brought towels with us to allow for a full swimsuit and immersion experience. instead, they were forced to do the next best thing and just pinky promised they would only "dip their toes" in the ocean. but in a series of events completely foreseen by their parents, they eventually ended up gleefully soaked by crashing waves and neck deep in water, and then stripped down and hopped back into the car sopping and sandy and happy.
complete with baby sea turtle.
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