justafigment27
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2015
Wow! That place really is big! Glad your dinner was tasty though! Can't wait to see your volcano pictures ...
Have a great time on you "camping trip" to Yellowstone.
That resort is huge. I would think it would take a few days to explore it all. We were on the Big Island back in the late 1990's and went over to explore the resort. It was lot smaller back then.
Once again - several updates behind.
So much amazing food porn on this TR, but how dare you asked for more syrup for your shaved ice? The nerve!
Too funny that Ben and the entire computer camp had the same orange shirt on. Yup - bet he was loving that. Not!
Love all the snorkeling pictures. Just lovely.
Cool pictures from the plane.
I am planning a long trip to California next spring and I can imagine that an the end of 14 days I will be pretty whooped, too. But I see what you mean about the room. It needs a face lift, although the rest of the resort looks cool and having a monorail run through it is definitely unique. Sorry you just weren't feeling the place.
Bring on the volcanoes!
Wow! That place really is big! Glad your dinner was tasty though! Can't wait to see your volcano pictures ...
Large resort, slob people. I get ticked off when I occasionally see people leaving their garbage at a quick service table at Disney. People are just downright lazy and rude.
I'm glad dinner was good...that shrimp looks yummy right about now.
Dinner looks fantastic!
Have fun on your trip!
I'm with you on being disgusted by people who don't have the common courtesy of picking up after themselves. Just pick your stupid trash up and dispose of it properly people! Dinner looks extremely delicious, especially the dessert.
Finally a chance to catch up! Love all the pics and details! We're heading back to HI next summer and considering the Hilton for our big island stay. We would be there for 5 nights. Assuming we spend 1 night of the 5 in Hilo for a trip to VNP (we wouldn't check out of HWV just pay for 2 places for that 1 night...), do you think there's enough to do at HWV and the surrounding area to keep us busy for the other 3 days?
That helicopter tour looks awesome!
Hey wait, I'm part of a middle aged couple from WI. And we are nice too, but it wasn't us.....
Loved your views. We did the long drive from Kona to VNP, to Hilo then back around the northern route to Kona. Long day, but one of my favorites from our two week trip to HI. Really loving your TR. Have fun in FL, and feel better soon!
I am sorry to hear about your hospital visit, but glad you are ok!
What a coincidence that you went to Yellowstone this summer ... we were in HI around the same time as you were last year and we were in Yellowstone this July. You aren't going to CA in summer 2016, are you?! LOL!
Anyway, I loved this latest installment! We did a self styled circle tour of the Big Island on land, so it is super neat to see everything from the air. It looks like you had a wonderfully clear day for your tour - we were there during the remnants of tropical depression Wali so conditions were very rainy and foggy & it wasn't until our secod day that we were able to have a clear view of the crater - on the plus side, we had the Thurston Lava Tube & Devastation Trail to ourselves (literally, not another car in the parking lot at either spot b/c it was cold and rainy - I told my family it was like Disney and we were touring rain or shine - even purchased ponchos from the hotel gift shop!).
Anyway, I loved The Big Island so much - VNP was just amazing and felt unreal. Looking at those photographs of yours is bringing it all back! I bet your tour was amazing with a local guide & I look forward to hearing the tale!
Wow that is stunning. What an adventure!
I really like your pictures of the volcanic activity from the air, especially the picture of the cinder cones sticking out of the field of black lava. I would never have thought that the cones could be anything but black but there must have been a lot of ash that came out later to build up cinder cones like that.
The active lava flow is not very abundant except for that orange pool. That is neat.