Sugarbear arrives on the Big Island. He always seems to make new friends wherever he goes. Polly wanna' Mai Tai?

Finding the most hazardous place in "paradise", the very active Kilauea volcano; it's what Sugarbear lives to do.

The is part of the coast highway was uncovered a little over a year ago, this is the result of the more recent lava flows. A few yards to the left the hot lava was still moving.

Kahaluu (Ka-ha-lu-hu) beach just outside of Kona city has probably the best and snorkling in the islands.

We would snorkle a little bit then take in some of that warm tropical Hawaiian sunshine.

We caught this big sea turtle heading back out to open ocean after lunching on the mossy rocks in Kahaluu bay.

The sunsets in Hawaii are awesome, this one was at Anaehoomalu Bay (called "A Bay) by the tourests.

Pu'ukohola Heiau is a sacred place where King Kamehameha would invite his friends and relatives then knock them in the head with big clubs. The native Hawiians later learned that this practice was not good for encouraging tourism.

Here's the actual Heiau in the background; nice for it's time but lacking amenities such as plumbing, air-conditioning, swimming pools, valet parking, etc...

And here is a park with a statue of the Big Kahuna himself!! Of course people see Kamehameha all over the place, so here's another picture of Sugarbear.

Everywhere were fields of course, rocky broken chunks of black lava. But inbetween this harsh environment, colorful plants would take root and color the bleak landscape and fill the air with their natural perfume.

With the warm waters lapping on the shore of "A" bay, Sugarbear naps lasily in the tropical sun.