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On Sunday morning, Myrtle, one of the Missouri ladies and I went to the Congregational Church where Hawaiian and English was used in the service. The choir consisted of 21 Hawaiians and both Myrtle and 1 said we would never forget that choir. She had traveled extensively in Europe last summer and she and 1 both said we had never heard such a beautiful choir. Saturday night at Hilo there was a slight earthquake but of no consequence.
From Hilo on Sept. 9 we left by motor coach across the Big Island, through Volcano Land, Hawaii’s National Park, where we had a ranger give us a talk and show pictures of volcanoes in action. We went on to the active Volcano Kelanea (though it was not erupting). Here we were able to see Kelanea Crater and look into the still steaming bluffs and bubbling sulphur banks. We also saw the fire pit where the legendary Fire Goddess “Madam Peli’’ still lives. We cut from our main road to stop a few minutes at Black Sand Beach. This kind of sand is formed by the action of waves on small bits of lava and icy like particles called Kodachromes. It will not diminish by scrunching around in bare feet or even shoes on its surface. I got some sand in my shoe's but it was too uncomfortable to bring it home in that manner.
It is inconceivable to think that these lava deposit fields are rich for growth. We were told that with a little topsoil it was excellent. We saw fields that had been prepared for planting and some that had been planted.
We proceeded on to Kona where the Kona coffee is supposed to be the best of all coffee. Of course we saw the coffee berries. We were taken to the Kona Inn located right on the ocean - the prettiest place we had been for the night’s lodgings.
From the Kon a Inn the nexi morning. Sept. 10, we were
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