Ice Cream!
We went out for ice cream in Lahaina!
We arrived on the Big Island yesterday afternoon. It looks like something from "Mission to Mars"! There is black rock (volcanic ash) all over the place! Apparently this side of the island is very dry and black. The other side is lush and green due to it's 150" of rain each year (not the best spot to vacation unless you want to carry an umbrella with you all the time!)
On the way to the resort we were listening to the local radio station and they announced that a 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck off of the coast of Hilo (the other side of this island). Experts don't expect it to trigger any tsunamis. Can you imagine our eyeballs bugging out of our heads at that! The "Careful! Donkey and Goat Crossing" sign, shocked our eyeballs back into their sockets!
This place is unlike any other place in the US (and probably most of the world!) There are 5 geographical areas - desert, tropical rainforest, beach, mountain (snow included) and volcanos, all on this one island!
