First stop on our round-the-world, month-long adventure, was the big island of Hawaii.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, and was surprised at how much I loved it. It was ultra American, but has retained lots of islandy-feel to it.
Some highlights from the four-and-a-half days we spent there …
The best pizza I’ve ever tasted. Made with spelt grain. Best. Thing. Ever. So good we went there twice.
Snorkling at Kealakekua Bay, site of where Captain Cook met his end. Also a place of shallow reef with lots of colourful fish.
Watched a live volcano flow lava into the ocean.
Watched a live volcano flow lava into the ocean.
Swam with wild dolphins, including a dolphin calf.
And the absolute highlight, swam with manta rays at night. Freaky but sensational. The look scary but are so gentle, and look like underwater butterflies performing a ballet …
I wish we had stayed longer now, there was so much more to see! We will definitely be back …
Amazing, I would love to swim and manta rays and dolphins. We saw a manta ray once while diving but it was pretty far away. Would be so cool to see a whole school of them.