Report from South Kona

Now after circling around the Keck about 5 minutes or so the high altitude really showed it’s stuff . Light headed and a just a bit short of breath we had to take a rest at the truck for a little . This is how it was for the rest of the time up there . Visiting most of the Domes , you can’t go in but it is neat to check them out , there was a little private tour going but we could not sneak in . lol A few snow balls were flung about and a few short slides down the snowy cinder cone . Then the Hot Chocolate was broken out and a little bit of rejuvenation . Before one or two more slides . Driving down is a bit easier then going up , with all the endless fantastic vistas , you really have to keep your eye on the road . The long steep slopes are very dangerous if you go over the side , plus your just way the hell up there .

Arriving down at the Saddle road junction , a pit stop to change out of some of the extra clothes and view this white rainbow . Yes , white with just a faint bit of color . Very surreal being still above the clouds and getting ready to drive down below them and the large white arc if the rainbow spanning the road .

Instead of returning home the way we came a last minute change and we drove down the hill to Hilo on the east side of the island . It may have been a bit longer way home but we got to stop at Kens Pancake house , the only place like it on the island and really good . ( Order a Loco Moco in there and see what happens . ) Chris went wild with pancakes , hash browns , sausage and a bowl of pickels . Kyle had a burger and fries in a basket and a order of pancakes . Now all munched out our ears slowly popping throad home went back thru the Volcano Nat. Park and back along the dark hwy . Even though it was not that late yet maybe 8pm there was very few cars on the road making it seem like the middle of the night . One of my podcasts I like has old radio shows from the 30s so we listened to Abbot and Costello all the way home . That had our minds off the dark spooky night , laughing most of the way home ,

Far and Away , Steve