The control panel. To the left of the digital panels, out of view, were analog gauges.
Here's Noah, ready to take off!
A view of Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on the planet.
An aerial view of a lava flow from Mauna Loa. You see lava flows everywhere as you drive around the island.
Here's a newer flow, from the 1984 eruption, over an older flow.
The Kilauea caldera.
At the moment, lava is flowing from Kilauea down to the ocean, but it's all underground. You can get glimpses of the lava from skylights like this one.
Here's lava as it reaches the ocean. It's very hard to see with all the steam billowing out.
Flying back up the northeast side of the island, we saw some impressive cliffs, valleys, and many waterfalls like this one.
We're near the end of the Humpback whale mating season. We were lucky to spot this mother and calf on our flight.
I was worried that Noah would get air sick, but he handled the flight like a champ.
