These two gentlemen are the guides that we had for our tours of Oahu and Hawaii (the Big Island). In the top picture our Oahu guide, Roland, is introducing Dad to one of the delicacies of Hawaii. It is called shave-ice, but here in Australia we call it snow cones. The shop they are at is in a suburb of Honolulu called Waiola. It is also the shop where President Obama worked for pocket money when he was at high school. According to the locals he calls in here for a shave-ice whenever he is back in Hawaii. Roland was a perfect guide. His knowledge of Hawaiian history, traditions and culture made our day with him really special. Of course Mum tried the shave-ice too; there are flavours in Hawaii that we don't see at home. In the bottom picture, making sure that I can see over the fence, is our Hawaii guide, Scott. You should recognize where we are from previous posts. We are on the rim of the Kilauea crater. Scott took us to the volcanoes and up to Mauna Kea Observatory. He taught us lots about the geology of Hawaii and we taught him about astronomy. It is a great day when you can share knowledge and we had a ball. We will never forget these two guys. If you are visiting Hawaii and want tours tailored to your interests check them out on the website
toursbylocals.com. You can't do better.
Labels: Hawaii, volcano
# posted by Bart Bear @ 2:29 pm
