June 15, 2025 The need to go downtown to Naalehu today prompted me to fill the back of the truck with my empty water containers. I take every opportunity to make each trip into town well worth it by hauling water back with me. I stop off at the trash transfer station where there areContinue reading “The Last of June”
Tag Archives: Volcano
Golf Diversion
March 25, 2025 While Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island, I’m on the mainland. So, I head over to my favorite 9 hole golf course in Mesa for a bit of golf! Not quite Pebble Beach, but within my price range. I booked this course from an online website for $11.99 After the websiteContinue reading “Golf Diversion”
November 2022
Early November called for a return to the Big Island. Changing planes in Oakland The approach to the island was much the same as usual, lots of clouds gathered around the mountains covering their mid elevations with the peaks of the volcanoes poking their heads through. Mauna Loa with the east coast of Hawaii AContinue reading “November 2022”
Alanah’s Thoughts on 2018 trip
I came across this journal type synopsis written by Alanah, of our trip to the Big Island to see the volcano erupting. Marlene took us to the airport early 6:15am to catch our flight at 7:30am… from phoenix Terminal 3. Luckily for us we took the extra time as the TSA were checking everyone’s foodContinue reading “Alanah’s Thoughts on 2018 trip”
Leilani Estates
On May 3, 2018 Kilauea Volcano erupted in the East Rift Zone area outside the Volcanos National Park boundaries. A series of fissures developed along a fault line between the towns of Volcano and Pahoa. Most of them just bubbled up spitting out enough lava to cover a few acres and then quit, but thereContinue reading “Leilani Estates”
TropicalCastaway 