by the way, R was quite happy about the rainy weather. he was very afraid about his pale Irish skin having too much sun exposure. so it worked out :)
there are two botanical gardens very near Hilo. We chose one, saving the other for next time. We went to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. nestled in a 40-acre valley edged by the Pacific Ocean.
see the lizard?
the coolest souvenir/gift i brought back was some little plant starts from this garden. I took pictures of some of the plants - like this is the blue ginger. above with rob on the walkway are Ti plants. after learning about them here, i took lots of pictures of those all over the island.
the garden developers found these old gravesites near the ocean. so beautiful.
brunch at Ken's Pancake house before the garden. and later, R trying fresh coconut water. I would have loved to eat fresh coconut meat, but saving that for next time.
a gorgeous tree growing a lot of avocados behind a roadside fruit stand.
Next, we headed to Kapaho Tide pools (3:30 on the island clock). I love how we did so many things every day but didn't feel rushed! these are a series of interconnected thermal tide pools that sometimes extend up to 200 yards into the ocean. incredible coral reefs, beautiful snorkeling. walk through a community to the end of the road. (no showers available for afterwards) i was still getting used to snorkeling, so i concentrated on enjoying that and didn't try to take too many photos.
Lava Tree State Monument, a bizarre natural phenomenon created when a fast moving lava flow burned a forest of trees.
we definitely heard the coqui frog. so loud all night long. an alien species that has thrived on BI.
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