Today dad, Stacey and Sue took a helicopter over the volcanoes so we hit the water to explore below sea level. After getting the gear from Snorkel Bob's we headed south down the coast to Kahalu'u Bay to test our skills and make sure Matilda didn't get washed out to sea with the current. She passed this test and did some exploring over the reefs close to shore. After 30mins we headed back in and on the way got close to a turtle. It was pretty cool. We drove down t...

After catching up on the sleep from our flights we headed south to see what the big island is famous for. We downloaded the "Shaka" app which gives you a tour pointing out the sights. After cruising down the west coast we went to South Point. This is the southern most point of Hawaii and also the most southern point of America, 2 sights for the price of one. Here there are cliffs which is a local cliff jump spot. About a 10m drop which probably isn't that bad, bu...

After 3 plane flights we touched down in Kona, Hawaii for the first stop on our USA, Canada tour. We made our way to car hire grabbed the cars and hit the road. Yes there is 1 main highway around the big island with a few side roads off it. We navigated our way to hotel on south side of Kona. It was a close call on route as we almost became the Australian float in their Christmas parade. At the hotel Tilds wanted to swim and Penny, Ems, Stacey and Sue went shoppi...