Plants and animals around the island
One of the more exciting things we did on our trip was the Glass-bottomoed boat tour of the coral reef. We even got a bonus: a school of spinner dolphins.
This was our boat. The view was better than the pictures came out: autofocus wasn't helping.
They're called Spinners because they jump out of the water and spin.
And here's some more miscellaneous flora and fauna, starting with a funky bud we saw in Honoka'a, and its full-flowered version.
Ants eating ice cream.
Because you can never have too many bright lizard shots. Also at the ice cream place, oddly enough.
Like the flower above, this was at the Tex Drive-in in Honoka'a. Love the colors.
Needlenose fish at the Waikoloa
Also at the Waikoloa. Note the ants in the Hibiscus: I really don't recall ever seeing ants in flowers before we moved here, but it's quite common.
That little thing poking out of the water in the circle is a sea turtle head at the black sands beach. It's not easy to catch them in the water, even in burst mode.
Much more sedate honu at the Waikoloa.
Shield Urchins, we were told, on the Kona waterfront.