The ship docked a little before 9am in Hilo. Our tour was not until 1:25 in the afternoon. David took the opportunity to walk to a small grocery store just outside the port entrance to pick up some essentials and goodies. We had toured much of the big island on our honeymoon but had not spent any time in Hilo. Our panoramic tour of Hilo was interesting. Hilo had been hit by three different Tsunami’s in the past 70 years. The water front, which had been warehouses which were damaged or destroyed by the Tsunami’s, has been turned into beautiful parks, including one paid for by Japan. We stopped to walk around the parks for a few minutes, then went to the statue of King Kamehameha. Finally, we went up to Rainbow Falls. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, so we did not get to see the rainbow at the base of the falls. But the fall is very pretty. Then back to the ship. It wasn’t much of a tour. We pulled out of harbor later that evening.
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| The Japanese Garden Entrance |
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| Bridge in the Japanese Garden of Hilo |
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| King Kamehameha Statue |
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| Rainbow Falls |
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