Freshly armed with a good nights sleep and clean clothes we decided to drive up the coastal highway, cut across over the beautiful and austere desolation of Mauna Kea, check out Kona and then take the 200 back to Hilo, driving between the twin mega mountains of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. We also threw in Rainbow Falls and a little *too* much time looking at geckos with our macro lens :)

Tomorrow it’s time to hit the ocean for some underwater work and an early nights rest before commencing our 4am 16km hike to the active lava fields!