08-01-2016, 07:17 PM
quote:Are you doing tours, gypsy? If so, it's good that you know the terrain as well as you do. Just, please, be extremely careful. Who is doing the coconuts? (Seriously, I'm curious...at $5 a nut, it's quite a venture.)
Originally posted by gypsy69
Good evening ElysianWort, Thanks for the correction. Your right while in decent shape too.
The lava flow hike can be had in under two hours by most. We had 8 in our group this last time out, stopped ten minutes for coconuts and another ten minutes for bathroom breaks. Our pace may have been a bit slow, We didn't pass very many others along the way unless we counted the folks coming from the other direction. The lava flow entering the ocean was truly amazing and as always worth the trip. For some in our group, The sight of our vehicles at the end of the long hike was quite a relief.
All the boat tours, hiking tours, biking tours, etc., is really what helps feed our community in more ways than one. Most important is being knowledgeable and respectful (not only culturally, but moreso, safety wise).
We are so blessed to (again, for some of us) witness the lava flowing. The videos from land, air, and sea, defy superlatives!
Mahalo, e Tutu Pele. She gives, and she takes. Be safe in this wondrous experience.
JMO.