Business Trip: The Big Island

I had another off island business trip this past holiday weekend. It was in Hilo, which is on the Big Island, and since I had only seen a small portion of the island we decided that would be my birthday present. We stayed at a cute hotel on Hilo Bay and spent three full days driving around.
I once enjoyed a good road trip, but after living on the small island of Oahu for the past year and a half we did not get far each day before I would ask "are we there yet" or just pass out. Oh, and I was strugglen' in the 60 degree weather over there. Yes people, it snows on the Big Island. See snow shots below along with other random photos.
I really wanted to show off the old lava flows and black sand that make up the Big Island's great landscape. If some photos seem weird it was a little hazy a few days. Also the flower shot and weird animals in the water shot are to so off my new camera's wicked extreme close-up feature. Enjoy!!