HAWAII Photos!! Days 4-6 *Special* LUAU Photos

Hello again from the big island, and here are some more photos of the lovely scenery and such :)

The sunsets over the ocean are amazing, and show off
awesome colours almost every night...

The island of Hawaii is mostly made up of lava rock, since the island itself was created by two large volcanoes, one of which is even currently active right now. The boulders seen along the coast are large and sharp, and there are some with interesting designs caused by air bubbles in the cooling lava hundreds of years
ago....like these ones!

The biggest cruise ship EVER: A couple of days ago, a ship that could probably fit our home town's entire population (plus) on it, stopped for the day just outside of Kona. Many cruise ships stop here, but this one was bigger than normal. By a lot.




The one with the starting-to-turn-orange fruit on it is a papaya tree; they are as common here as pine trees are at home. They grow wild all over the place along with tons of other tropical fruit trees.

As well as fruit trees, the wild flowers that grow here are incredible. Sometimes there are four or five different colours of flowers growing from the same plant.


And now for the moment we've all been waiting for..... (and that my camera wasn't ever ready for)
THE LUAU
Authentic, pit-roasted pig complete with fire and hula dancers. Oh, and very drool-worthy Hawaiian guys.

The pit (called an imu) that the pig (or puu puu) is roasted in.

The dancers preformed lots of beautiful, facinating, and diverse shows.

Oh yeah...Did I mention the gorgeous male performers? Maybe I did, but they're worth a second glance. And a third....