Hilo--2nd Day

We rented a car again today and saw some beautiful views. We stopped for an island specialty, "Shave Ice", which is essentially a snow cone, but so much better. Above you can see how they shave the ice.

We took a beautiful walk to Akaka Falls.

We stopped to look at this beautiful tree. And we stopped at several lava beaches.

We went into Hilo for a bite to eat. The Palace Theatre is an old theatre in downtown Hilo.

After that, we just had to go to one more beach. Unfortunately, the lava rocks under the water were extremely sharp and Asher cut his foot and then Steve cut his feet trying to carry Asher out. Luckily a nurse was at the beach and gave us some medical supplies. Once onboard the ship, the doctor and nurses fixed up Asher and Steve. After a thorough cleaning, Asher got some stitches and Steve some steri-strips. The bummer is Asher needs to stay off his foot for quite awhile. But the good news is tomorrow we are in Honolulu and are spending the first half of the day at Pearl Harbor museum, where we sure to find a wheelchair for the little guy. Meantime, Charis is happy to give him a piggy-back ride wherever he wants to go. And he is feeling just fine, too, so that is good.