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Amazing photos...and very interesting information. It might be bc you are by the national park...but it seems less populated this island...or was that just my impression?
We were told that Big Island is home to 185,000 and given that it's a bigger land mass than O'ahu and that's got over a million inhabitants, this is certainly a lot more sparsely populated, so you're spot on there.
Fantastic! I guess all that lava eventually is what makes the soil so fertile and there are so many farms on the Big Island. I love that you saw a nene! Have you seen the ones at AK? So neat to see them where they should be.
Fantastic! I guess all that lava eventually is what makes the soil so fertile and there are so many farms on the Big Island.
You're spot on with that Laurie. You'll see that very starkly when we get to Kauai. It's the oldest of the major islands and that is so green and fertile.
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I love that you saw a nene! Have you seen the ones at AK? So neat to see them where they should be.
I haven't - where do they hang out? We'll definitely have to look for them the next time we go.
I'm glad you said you felt calm. My first thought to seeing photos like that is... is it safe here? Then reading that board with the major eruptions, it "feels" safer knowing they're so spread out in years. It feels very different by looking at the photos, very unique!
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I'm glad you said you felt calm. My first thought to seeing photos like that is... is it safe here? Then reading that board with the major eruptions, it "feels" safer knowing they're so spread out in years. It feels very different by looking at the photos, very unique!
I'll be honest, I felt more jumpy in Japan, where they regularly have earthquakes - minor ones happen literally every day and also whenever we're in California, it crosses my mind at least once a vacation that they're overdue for an earthquake too, so I guess earthquakes bother me more than volcanoes.
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Just catching up... and wow... you are very brave!!! No way could I fly in a helicopter without doors or stand near an active volcano. I guess I am a wimp! I'm so glad that you're not because the sights are amazing and breathtaking! You captured some wonderful pictures. Looking forward to hearing more about your experience on the Big Island!
I haven't - where do they hang out? We'll definitely have to look for them the next time we go.
The nene at AK are in the enclosure with the Galapagos Tortoise. Not exactly correct geographically, but both are in the pacific! I like to watch the tortoise, and the geese often come up to the fence to get a closer look at the new animal.
I also wanted to mention that your report is bringing to mind Terri's (DrDolphin) report from the Med Cruise about climbing the volcano in Italy.
Amazing pictures of the volcano. I can' wait to see more. I don't know about standing so close to an active one, though. The nene looks a little like out Canada geese over here. We've had several small earthquakes here over the years. They tend to be quite unsettling.
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Just catching up... and wow... you are very brave!!! No way could I fly in a helicopter without doors or stand near an active volcano. I guess I am a wimp!
Of course you're not. Honestly, we didn't feel that we were that close to an active volcano, as it was still quite a distance away - don't forget my super zoom!
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I'm so glad that you're not because the sights are amazing and breathtaking! You captured some wonderful pictures. Looking forward to hearing more about your experience on the Big Island!
It was a very neat day there and I'm so glad we went.
The nene at AK are in the enclosure with the Galapagos Tortoise. Not exactly correct geographically, but both are in the pacific! I like to watch the tortoise, and the geese often come up to the fence to get a closer look at the new animal.
Cool - I'll be sure to keep an eye out for them next time.
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I also wanted to mention that your report is bringing to mind Terri's (DrDolphin) report from the Med Cruise about climbing the volcano in Italy.
Now I'm definitely not brave (or fit! ) enough to do that...
Amazing pictures of the volcano. I can' wait to see more. I don't know about standing so close to an active one, though. The nene looks a little like out Canada geese over here.
They do, although I think the Hawaiians hold the nene in much more esteem than is the case with the Canadian geese - I'm only going by comments we heard in Vancouver along the lines of "you think they're cute... please take them home with you!"
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We've had several small earthquakes here over the years. They tend to be quite unsettling.
They're horrible - I think because the one thing you always know is that the ground is solid and when something happens to change that, it's very unnerving.
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this is certainly a lot more sparsely populated, so you're spot on there. 
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is it safe here? Then reading that board with the major eruptions, it "feels" safer knowing they're so spread out in years. It feels very different by looking at the photos, very unique!
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Honestly, we didn't feel that we were that close to an active volcano, as it was still quite a distance away - don't forget my super zoom! 
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