(Katherine) In a continuation of our search for lava, we headed to the Volcano National Park which is centered around the Kilauea Volcano. We stopped at the park and received a wonderful tour from a park ranger who gave a great overview of the Halemáumaú Crater. We continued along Crater Rim Drive and stopped at an overlook that was completely deserted. Being the rebels that we are, we decided to climb over the chain rope and have a picnic at the edge of the crater where steam was continuously pumping out – so cool! We all had a toast of our “jungle juice” concoction to Pele, the Goddess of Hawaii's Volcano's and took photos. We later did a walk through of the museum which included a case containing a burnt up suit from a scientist who got a little too close to lava – ouch.
We then decided to do a little relaxing at Ahalanui – a pool of warm of water which is made of both spring & ocean fed water, surrounded by a man-made wall and a natural inlet that separates it from the ocean. The water is warmed by the Kapoho eruptions which volcanically heat the water to 91-95 degrees – it is considered a genuine Pele bath.
On our way home, we stopped in the town of Volcano and shopped at a small art store where a goat named Edgar lives in the backyard. Naturally, we had to stop and pet him while making our purchases to support the local artists.
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