I decided to go to the Bishop's museum today. I got on my way to the bus stop after 11 and was back to the room by 6 pm. The bis ride takes about an hour. It was really crowded going, but not so bad when I came back.
While I was waiting at the bus stop to get started I saw a man carrying four big tropical birds coming across the street at the corner. I guessed he would be walking past me, so I got my camera out. As he came by, I held up the camera and caught his eye. He grinned and moved to face into the sunshine so I could get a good shot. I love it when these little serendipity things happen. It's part of being in this exotic environment that makes it all that much more fun.
I loved the museum and tried hard to see everything I could in the hours I was there, I went to a talk about volcanoes with a finish where the guy put on a heat suit and poured out molten rock, then handled it with a long pole as it hardened. Later I talked to him and shared the experience I had being in the ash fall from Mount Saint Helens. I also went to a presentation in the planetarium of what the night sky would look like tonight.
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| The building with the Hawaiian cultural exhibits |
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| The Natural History building |
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| Model of an ancient temple site that has been covered by lava |
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| The demonstrator pours molten rock from the furnace |
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