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| Charles escorted me to Pahoa riding his recumbent. |
Charles' 'house' on wheels. A car accident at age 20 left him with a limp; the recumbent has been his saving grace - he's 'lived' on it with no fixed address, traveling all over the USA. http://www.dibella.biz |
Ironic sign given the fast and furious SUV traffic along the road to Pahoa. |
Pahoa, a hippie town 20 miles south of Hilo. A bit like Eugene, Oregon - only warmer! That's Charles on the right. powering ahead on his 'bent. |
A few miles past Pahoa the road gets distinctly lava-infused ... |
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| Papaya tree fams on the way to Kapoho. |
Striking mounds of volcanic cinders just outside Stacy's property in Kapoho. |
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Made it to Kapoho! Backyard macadamias with cracking device welcome me. |
Rustic home of Stacy in the Kapoho jungle. I stayed in a cabin over to the right. |
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| The cinder piles look friendlier during the day. |
The 'hot pond' is heated to bath temperature by an underground Volcanic vent. |
Lava underfoot near the Wai Opae tide pools near Kapoho, Puna, Big Island. |
An ulu or breadfruit. Delicious sliced and fried. |
A favorite Hawaiian snack - the Musubi - is a block of rice topped with one or more 'fillings' - in this case SPAM, and nori. Like a gross kind of sushi. |
