We got on to the Big Island not knowing what to expect. The big island was formed by a volcano. They even have an active volcano. When we landed at the airport and to our delight it was an outdoor airport! We got our rental car and started driving to our timeshare. Like I said before this island was formed by a volcano, so we saw fields of volcanic rock. We actual drove threw it. Yes , the road was in the middle of the volcanic rock. It was super cool. The next day we went to a great snorkel spot near our timeshare. We saw two sea turtles, lots of colorful fish and a huge puffer fish. It was so much fun that we could not wait to go to one of the top seven snorkel spots in the world. To get there we had to go by boat. We were going on a zodiac. We got up the next morning to go to the meeting place. Once we got to the dock we had a great lunch and then got in the zodiac. We had a great captain and first hand that took us to the bay. This is also the bay where Captain Cook sailed into and where he met his fate. It was so cool to snorkel here because of the structures of rock and coral and of course all the fish. We even saw a moray eel. Also, while we were snorkeling, a mama humpback whale and baby were playing and breached not far from us. I could hear them under the water. Way cool! It was a fun day. The next day we went back to the beach close to us to snorkel and surf. Of course, the "Walrus" Todd did not try to get back on the surf board. The next day we got up super early to head out for the other side of the island. We were headed to a ziplining tour. We got to the first zipline which was really short, but it was suppose to get us ready for the ones ahead. The next 4 were quick and fun. And then it was time for the last two. The biggest one was so big and long that you passed over a 300 ft. waterfall. It was so awesome! After the ziplining we went on a helicopter ride over the active volcano. We even saw the red magma bubbling! Scary but fun! That night we went to a movie. It was so fun to go to a movie in Hawaii. The next day was a big day. Night diving with Manta rays! We got on an amazing boat and went out to a bay. This is where the manta rays come and feed at night. We got to get in the water before it got dark so we could get used to it. Manta rays feed on plankton. When it got dark, they put these hug lights on the bottom of the ocean which attracted the plankton and manta rays. Manta rays do all these rolls and flips when they eat. You can only imagine! We saw them do barrel roll after barrel roll. We were inches from them! It was amazing! The next day we went to a place called the four seasons . Why you ask? It 's where the turtles hang out! We counted 14 sea turtles in all! It was a fun way to end Kona and to begin Maui. This is sad to say, but the next island is Maui and our last ):
Rainey
P.S. Sorry how long it took !
