February 1 , 2010 - Day trip to the Big Island, Hawaii

Today we took a tour to the Big Island of Hawaii.  The flight left pretty early so that we would have the entire day there.  

There were a lot of opportunities to photograph flowers and the lush, green tropical vegetation.  
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We stopped at Rainbow Falls near Hilo,
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We also stopped in the Lili uokalani Park in Hilo.
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The tour took us to Volcano National Park.
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We spent some time along the coast.
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At one beach we saw a sea turtle working its way up the beach.  
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It was a really long day and we didn't fly out until evening...so we were late getting back to the hotel.

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