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Big Island Anniversary 2008
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Room at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
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This hotel is sort of an adult disneyland thing - Flamingo Pond
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They have a dolphin lagoon ( atlantic bottlenose ), and a swim with the dolphins program.
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Linda dances with Dolphin
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We actually went there as part of Dolphin Days - including dinner with Top Chef contestant Marcel Vigneron
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Boat hoists at South Point
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Linda and Albert at South Point
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Kiluea
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Hiked out to the viewing location to see lava flowing into the sea.
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Once it got to be night time, we could see the glow.
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Setup for the Dolphin Days tasting event.
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Okay. Time to snorkel.
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Found a sea turtle.
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Breadfruit tree.
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This is at the somewhat underdeveloped World Botanic Gardens
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Torch Gingers
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Passionflower
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Rainbow Eucalyptus
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Hibiscus
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Costus ginger
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Anniversary Dinner
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Went on a wagon tour of the Waipio Valley. Papays growing close to the starting point.
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Cotton plant growing in a garden.
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Flower of the cotton plant - yes, it's a hibiscus relative.
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Bananas ripening near the tour headquarters.
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View on the drive down into the valley.
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Taro being farmed on a small scale.
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Culinary tour of a small farm near Waimea.
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Huge bromeliad.
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Radar towers on a waimea cattle ranch.
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Roy's Beer
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Final shot of the hotel.
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