Saint Benedict Painted Church

Beautifully painted Roman Catholic Church in the Captain Cook area of the Big Island.

See more information on the church here:
http://www.thepaintedchurch.org

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Lava Trees State Park…

This park is in the Pun a region to the south of Hilo, and is easily missed, as there are no road signs to direct you to it.  It is an area where an ancient lava flow passed through a forest. The lava flowed up the sides of trees and cooled (killing the trees in the process, burning them off), and leaving behind these volume of lava. Interesting place, and also a nice walk through a tropical rain forest…

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Hawaii Saddle Road…

We drove the Saddle Road passing between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa heading over to Hilo from Kailua-Kona. Unfortunately, we had some foggy and rainy conditions on the downhill side into Hilo. We also got talking about the scenery near the top of the saddle (6800 feet), and forgot to take pictures of the lava fields, etc, that was like living on the moon…

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Breakfast Surfing Display…

We ate breakfast at Bubba Gump’s, they only serve breakfasts on weekends, and are only one of a few, if not the only Bubba Gump’s to serve breakfast. We had a nice oceanside table and surfing entertainment during our breakfast. Waves were in the 6-10 foot range…

 

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Another Morning in Paradise…

Another beautiful morning on the Big Island.  We are not sure what we will be doing today, but maybe head down to South Point or over the Saddle Road to Hilo.  But first, we need to get some breakfast 🙂

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