Had the most excellent chance to go visit my sister Bessie, hang out, relax, drive around the island twice in the convertible that came package with my plane ticket, see the lava flowing into the ocean, get to my first state high point, go for a great hike up the jungly coast and hang out on the beach and at the waterfall deep in the wilderness (and under the constant buzz of tour helicotpers... ).
Great trip.
Notes and details coming up.
Pan from the summit of Mauna Kea at Sunset
trip report working, 18 December