Cattle Prods and other Porcupines

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I was on a shore excursion today. A bus tour.

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NCL owns Polynesian Island Tours. Luxury coaches.

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They transported us around Hilo like cattle transports. It was the rainy side of Hilo. The rainforest side.

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Until you get to the volcano. Then it’s a desert moonscape with steam vents and 2-mile wide craters. And lots of cattle -- oops – people.

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Our driver talked continuously for 7 hours. The only story I didn’t hear was about her cat. I think she doesn’t have one. The only thing she didn’t talk about was what time to be back on the bus at each stop.

There isn’t 7 hours worth of shore excursion on Hilo. A quiet, sleepy, wet town.

I would have loved to hike. Through the rainforest. Through a longer lava tube. Across the crater.

But I was on a bus tour. Someone made us wait up to 20 minutes at EVERY stop. The six-hour plane ride was more fun.

Moo.

Tomorrow is Mau. Or is it Mooi?