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HAWAII BIG ISLAND! Volcanoes National Park and Punalu'u BLACK SAND BEACH!! (NCL Pride of America)

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Creator's Key Takeaways

we are porting in hilo today tomorrow we're in colombo still on the big island but we are going to volcanoes national park today we're gonna see a live erupting volcano

this is the visitor center so we're going to check out the visitor center we've got our national parks pass um so if you have a national parks pass it doesn't cost you to get in

today is our 25th wedding anniversary so we have been together longer than 25 years but married 25 years

we are back on the ship and we are finally enroute to the hot tub because we gotta have some tub time when we're on a shelf

Creator's Tips & Advice

Get a national parks pass to avoid entry fees at Volcanoes National Park.
Visit the black sand beach for a unique experience.
Try the chocolate cherry bomb milkshake at the diner.

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Seeing live lava at Volcanoes National Park

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is there to do on the Big Island of Hawaii during a cruise stop?
QHow can you see a volcano and black sand beach in one day?
QWhat is the experience like at Volcanoes National Park?

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Wow! This cruise is going by so fast! We are already visiting our third Hawaiian Island which is the big island of Hawaii. Today we are porting in Hilo and have plans to see a volcano and a black sand beach! We taxi over to the airport to get our rental car... which was sooo much easier than in Maui! And they surprised us with an upgrade to a sports car!! Off to the volcano!! We arrive at Volcanoes National Park and go to the visitor's center to get the lay of the land. In speaking to a park ranger, she tells us that we won't see any red lava during the day, you really have to come at night to see this. But we can experience everything else. There are some amazing lookouts over the crater where you can see the constant smoke AND we were able to walk through the lava tubes! Pretty cool! Then we are on the hunt for black sand! We drive about 40 minutes south to Punalu'u Black Sand Beach... and just WOW! This is like nothing we have ever seen before! It is beautiful... and hot! I mean it is volcanic after all... On the way back, we grab some lunch and then have to find a waterfall before heading back to the ship... Akaka Falls was a beautiful waterfall to see... and a much shorter hike than the one on Oahu!! Such a fun day! #hawaii #blacksandbeach #prideofamerica Please SUBSCRIBE, Comment, Like, Share & Follow! *Check out our travel & camera gear on Amazon* https://www.amazon.com/shop/eecctravels This link has all of the camera gear we use to create our videos!! Above is an affiliate link which means we receive a percentage of the revenue made from purchasing products via those links. *Support our channel* Become part of our Travel Fam: https://www.patreon.com/eecctravels *Merch* Get your EECC Travels merch here: https://teespring.com/stores/eecc-travels *Get our music* Check out our music program Epidemic Sound for thousands of songs for your videos! https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/rtknk6/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/EECCTravels Also find us at: EECC Travels Website: http://eecctravels.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eecctravels/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EECC-Travels TicTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eecctravels Twitter: https://twitter.com/eecctravels Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eecctravels/ Email: alisa@eecctravels.com Snail Mail: PO Box 12192, Alexandria, LA 71315