After 48 hours our luggage has caught up to us, and I am clean and dressed appropriately for the temperature, a state I have learned not to take for granted!

Despite our luggage woes I wasn’t about to lose a day in paradise. We decided to go on a reconnaissance mission to Kilauea – the first of many happening this week. Here are some initial shots!

Lava is no longer pouring into the sea, so I was super lucky to have shot it when I did last time I was here.

However, the devastation of Kilauea remains absolutely stunning. Here are some shots we took down the crater road yesterday.

Today it’s going the other way and just possibly getting in the water :) Aloha!