Kona - Day Too

 The Sabbath Day is a Day of Rest ! !

We woke up at normal Tucson times today.  But since we are on Honolulu time, we are up too early.  Kayleen cooks up some (prepackaged) cinnamon rolls.  We watch the Horizon get light and a new day starts. 

By 8:30 we are ready to go so we get directions to the Chapel and leave. The building is only a few minutes from the condo. We take a few snaps of the view from the parking lot.

 

We walk around to the other side of the building, and there is the Kona Temple.  Yes, that is Moroni on top of the building with a large trumpet. The temple is currently closed for annual maintenance.

Like many other temples, the parking lot of the Church building serves as parking for the Temple.

After a short rest and a bite to eat, we set out exploring, mostly to make sure of the pick up points for our activity tour. We soon miss the turnoff to the marina, but we find, a herd of goats in a rough looking lava field.  if you look close, you may see the goat between the two trees.

We find not only the marina, but the birthplace of King Kauikeaeuli Kamehameha III.  This boulder here is carved out of volcanic rock. the holes in the rock appear to be natural cavities and the Hawaiians carved the rock to fit the appropriate profile.

Here is a cave where he hid from his attackers. 

The memorial included a small trail with some quiet places for reflection.  This is right in the heart of the bay where the marina is.  Apparently this place is a perfect and natural boat / canoe launching point. 

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There is an earthequake today in Hawaii. It is only a 4.4. It occurs while we are in church We don't know where and we don't feel it, unless that is when we think we are moved by the Spirit. This is a reminder that this island still has constant seismic activity. They estimate that 1,000 gallons of molten lava flows out of active vents every second.

After the drive, we rest, 'cause that's what we do.  We go for a walk along the main road, just to get a feel of our surroundings. Kayleen seems to have rubbed off on me.

Now I'm taking pictures of trees and flowers too.

The ocean is quite active this afternoon. While on the walk, we find a public access path to the shoreline. We watch the waves come in for a while.

 

We see many vacant lots and land for sale.  This area seems to be repressed still. It appears that many homes and commercial buildings are in foreclosure or are simply abandoned.

We have a visit from another visitor - a HUGE black bumble bee.

We rest for a while, eat some food we purchased yesterday at the grocery store. The food is very expensive, all except the pineapple. We bought a  VERY good pineapple for only 99 cents. 

Yes, there is a sunset tonight.

Tomorrow we visit the volcanoes.