Hawaii, The Big Island

  What a wonderful island.  Still small and underdeveloped.  Unfortunatly, I was not shooting with my underwater flash yet, so I did not get any pictures from the Manta Ray night dive.  That was an amazing dive and worth the trip by itself.  Highly recommended and on everybody's top 10 list.  There is so much to do on the island and I don't have any digital pictures of the snow on top of Mauna Kea ( that is where the observatories are ).

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Everywhere you look on 'da big island' there is lava.
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The Royal Kona Hotel ( home )
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Octopus
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Me, looking for my camera.
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the breakfast nook.
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This is the starting point for the Ironman triathalon.
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Rear end view of a Manta. I tried to catch it. and failed
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Bill, he is slightly gravity challanged
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Me, a self portrait. ( No ears were harmed during the taking of this picture )
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A pretty moray.
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I almost jumped in on this turtle. I only have about half my gear on when I take this.
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A lonely fish.
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Coral Forest
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Land excursion
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