Up before dawn for an early morning helicopter flight before the clouds form on Mona Loa, the active volcano. Flew right over the active crater and down along the lava tube that takes the current flow to the sea. Glimpses of lava down through parts of the tube that have collapsed and then again as it spills out above the cliffs into the sea. On across the island to the North East shore where towering cliffs. one of the sides of Mona Kea, drop down very steeply into the sea. There are no roads as the the volcano sides are too steep and are intersected with steep valleys, each with waterfalls, dropping almost sheer to the valley floors, The highest at 1,200ft one of the biggest in the world. Back for lunch and a rest before setting off on a night boat trip out beyond the reef to swim with the manta rays. We had about 7 swimming with us, one about 16 - 18ft across. They come right to the surface, just below you and one kept circling, just below me touching me, belly to belly on some of it's circuits! Oh to be 64!
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