{"id":529,"date":"2017-06-29T22:51:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T13:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/?p=529"},"modified":"2017-06-29T23:48:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:48:21","slug":"sunrise-big-island-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/2017\/06\/29\/sunrise-big-island-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Aloha Hawaii – Flying to my dream land – Big Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had one free day after the conference. \u00a0The problem was there were too many attractions in Hawaii! \u00a0Where should I go? \u00a0The Big Island! \u00a0Simply because the Keck Telescopes are there!<\/p>\n

The round trip (HNL – ITO) airline ticket was ~$200 each. \u00a0Hawaiian Airlines. \u00a0We had an early flight, at 5:32 AM. \u00a0It’s a short flight – 49 min. \u00a0 The returning flight was 8:59 – 9:48 PM. \u00a0From our hostel to the airport, we arranged a shuttle, which came to pick us up. \u00a0At Hilo Airport on the Big Island, we had a rental car. \u00a0Originally I booked an economy car from Advantage, for $37. \u00a0However, at the counter, the Advantage lady highly recommended us to get a SUV (after hearing us going to the Observatories). \u00a0I forgot how much I paid to upgrade the economy car to SUV. \u00a0I guess it’s a right decision.<\/p>\n

It was an enjoyable early morning flight. \u00a0We saw beautiful sunrise:<\/p>\n

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After the sun was up, we were descending.<\/p>\n

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After picking up the car, we headed towards\u00a0Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. \u00a0Then we went to\u00a0Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. \u00a0The garden is close to the ocean.<\/p>\n

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Hawaii tropical botanical garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The garden is not very big. \u00a0We followed the trail, and saw a lot of strange plants.<\/p>\n