Day 3 - Part 2: Volcano National Park

After the amazing helicopter adventure we caught our tour bus to go around the Big Island of Hawai'i.  After a few not-so-amazing stops at a botanical garden and a local variety, we moved on to bigger and better things.
We checked out the black sand beaches and got to wander along the ocean checking the coastline for really cool volcanic rocks. Then,  we made our way to the Volcano national park.
  The park is situated in the midst of many massive craters from previous eruptions.

 It also included the lava fields and the flowing lava that we had seen earlier in the day. The only way to get to the flowing lava area was to hike for four hours round trip*  (* flowing lava can't be seen at ground level as it is impossible to see it unless your standing on it AND the roads won'the even take you that far).
  We were able to see all sorts of amazing sights including the massive lava field (hardened as it has already cooled), arches and cliff lines by the ocean steam vents,  lava tubes.
  The highlight for my wife however seemed to be this.

  An Aussie rented this red Mustang and was able to drive it completely off the road into a spot he couldn't get back out of. Same recently took some heat for a slightly less bad parking job so this delighted her to no end. Saje took the opportunity whilst others were going to the steam vents to get the whole story.

He put his car into the ditch while pulling off the road.

He was trying to go back and get his hat that had blown off.

He DID buy the extra insurance.

And oh my, he figured he hadn't done damage to the car since there were already a few scratches there that were documented when he'd picked it up.

The tow truck driver even seemed to have a bit of a snicker and took lots and lots of photos.

Our adventure enended with the sun setting and the light of the main crater lighting up the steam that rose up from it.

It was a breathtaking sight to behold up close.