The Island of Hawai'i

Hapuna Beach was a bit crowded but still beautiful, and it was the perfect day to relax there.

Pololu Trail and the black sand beach in the middle of it was breathtaking.

Waipo Valley was breathtaking. A rooster and a few cats seem to call the lookout home.

We ate way too much poke, but it was consistently delicious in my view.

The Heavenly Hawaii Coffee Farm was wonderful - they gave a free tour and quite a bit of education about coffee farming in general and specifically Kona coffee. One of their resident cats Umi accompanied us on the tour.

The balcony/patio view at the place we stayed was absolutely gorgeous (thank you David and Yuriko!), and we spent a lot of mornings and evenings on it.

The national park was quite busy but the Kilauea Iki trail was absolutely worth the trip.

On the way to the national park, we came across a popular (which I understand after trying their food!) bakery. Afterwards we went over to the town of Hilo and spent some time exploring it.

We hiked on Captain Cook's Monument Trail right after the afternoon rain, but it was worthwhile. I didn't expect to see so many goats on the trail.

The flight back home was beautiful as well!