We're currently watching 50 First Dates... since it was filmed in Hawaii and such.
Yesterday we took a tour up to the summit of Mauna Kea which is approximately 14,000 feet in elevation (although if measured from the base in the bottom of the ocean, it's actually about 50,000 ft tall).
Today we went up to the Upolu lookout and hiked down the black sandy beaches. It was a good exercise but well worth it to see God's beautiful creation. It's incredible to me how much variation there is here and we haven't even seen most of it yet. Our guide from last night said that the Big Island has 11 of the 13 climate zones that exist on earth. The only two missing are arctic and sahara dessert.
The internet is not cooperating right now, I think a lot of people get on in the evening, so I'll post some pictures in the morning.
Weather permitting, tomorrow we're going to head over to the rainforest area of the island. I think this is what I've been most excited about and I'm sure we'll get some incredible pictures!
Matthew and Amanda
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