What does The Idiot do when he needs a break from MedTrekking in Egypt or hiking in wet California?
He heads to Hawaii’s comparatively clement Big Island to explore volcanic craters and wild coasts on the Pacific Ocean.
The many walks he took recently with family members kicked off in the Big Island Volcano National Park near the active Kīlauea volcano, the home of the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele.
No, The Idiot & Co. didn’t descend into fiery Halema’uma’u, the main crater within the Kīlauea caldera.
Instead they sensibly hiked the 4-mile loop through the Kīlauea Iki crater, which last erupted in 1959 when it was a lake of lava.
Hikers appear to be ants as The Idiot & Co. descend into the Kīlauea Iki crater.
Mounds of stones mark the path through the Kīlauea Iki crater.
The Idiot gives a thumbs up to the Kīlauea Iki trail.
(Photo: Liz Chapin)
Then the family foursome explored the beaches and hiking trails on the Kohala Coast.
A selfie of The Idiot and team on the North Kohala coast on Hawaii’s Big Island.
(Photo: Luke Stratte-McClure)
The Idiot’s son on a coastal trial.
The Idiot gets into the swing of things.
(Photo: Luke Stratte-McClure)
Liz Chapin and Sam Dunnachie take a break from the path.
MedTrekker Liz Chapin on the rocky coast.
The Idiot on the rocky coast.
(Photo: Liz Chapin)
An Idiot-ic coastal campsite.
Naturally there was also leisure time on the sandy Hapuna Beach.
An Idiot-ic selfie on Hapuna Beach.
The Idiot’s son chills on Hapuna Beach.
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