Also located in Kealakekua Bay is the Cook Memorial, which marks the spot of his untimely demise by the Hawaiian natives. It seems they invited him to dinner - as the main course.

We stopped in for a peek at the Painted Church and were glad we did. The interior has some terrific paintings. We also visited with the church kitten, and Zane caught a holy Gecko.

No trip to the Big Island would be complete without a visit to Volcanoes National Park. Seeing all the fresh lava and reading the accounts of the various eruptions certainly adjusted my perspective on the ever-changing nature of the earth. Unfortunately the present lava flow was not within walking distance so we did not get to see molten lava. Maybe next time.

We went for an evening walk out to visit some petroglyphs. It was eerie walking across the liquid landscape.