Right where the scenic route rejoins the main highway, we spotted this pedestrian bridge of, well, limited usefulness.




As we rolled into Hilo, which at 40,000 people is still the second largest city in the entire state, we found the clear winner in our survey of gas prices. At the going exchange rate, it worked out to about $1.05Cdn/litre, about 15 cents cheaper than it was back in Toronto when we left. Meanwhile, Hawaiians everywhere complained about paying the highest gas prices in the country.




Right outside the airport in Hilo we found a nice Japanese Garden where we ate our lunch before our big adventure for the day.




One of the highlights of the trip for me was about to get underway: a helicopter tour of the active volcano on the Big Island.

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