The day before yesterday, we went to a local coffee plantation (Mountain Thunder Coffee) a short drive from Kona, HI, and tasted one of the best coffees I ever had. With that said, and having imported Starbucks Espresso Blend to Sweden for 5 yrs, I don't either understand why most American's stick with the main stream hot beverage served at most diners. Growing coffee is a major industry on the Big Island, and there's a coffee shack in almost every corner of the west side of the island. The one we visited also grows organic coffee, and it pays good money. Wonder why it is so hard to get good organic coffee in the grocery store??
Steam vent in the main carter of Kilauea.
Yesterday, Saturday, we headed out early to visit Volcano National Park, on the other side of the island from where we stay. Getting half the way there, it started to rain, and so it did for the rest of the day. We had hoped to see the lava flows that has been present since last fall, but no lava had been seen for the last two weeks. We did not bother to stay until sunset because of that.
In the djungle, the mighty djungle, the lion sleeps tonite....
Since we had limited time we focused on a few sights near the visitor center, such as taking a hike through a lava tube, hiking in an area affected by an eruption some 50 yrs and just viewing the landscape. Which of course is not much to do when the clouds are low and it is raining. Much of the east side of the island is covered by rain forest, which is quite different from the lava deserts on the west coats.
Caj at the entrance to one of the lava tubes in the park
Looking out from the lava tube
Our last two days we'll spend at the hotel, reading by the pool and doing some snorkeling. And maybe take an early morning hike in the moon like landscape.
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