Hawaiian Refuge for a lame Turnstone and a Turtle

Often it is a seemingly small but moving travel experience that stands out in my memory after I'm home. In Hawaii's City of Refuge National Historic Park it was a one-legged shorebird. In Kaloko-Honokohau NHP it was a turtle and a surf netter.

This Ruddy Turnstone has only one leg with a few nubs for toes but gets on quite well

Kilauea Sunrise and Night Glow

Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island contains the world's most active volcano and it is also the most accessible and safest having a hotel on the rim and a road around it. Noxious gases have closed much of the road but I spent two cold mornings and one evening communing with Pele's primeval power and beauty. Enjoy the pics!

Hawaii's Fabulous Hamakua and Puna Coasts

Here are my best photos of this lovely stretch of the Big Island...