Our primary goal visiting the Island of Hawaii was to see the flowing lava of the Kīlauea volcano. We took a flight on Blue Hawaiian Helicopters. Despite rainy low clouds we did get a great look at the volcano. After the flight, we had the time to visit a farmer’s market and art gallery in Hilo.
Our Ride awaits us
Quicker take-off than I am used to
Behold – low clouds and rain
The lava flow is visible
The top of Kilauea
More lava flow. It covered a huge area
Down into the crater itself
Hot lava meets the ocean
More of the lava flow and its size
Passed over the ship on the way back to the airport
Landing. I am used to using those long things
Pilot and people who got me on that seat and into the helicopter