Hawaii - Day 7

Today was our last full day in Hawaii. With it still raining, we decided to go to the Summit where the world's best observatory is located far above the clouds at 13,000 feet. It's also the highest point in the U.S. As we got to the visitor center at 9,000 feet, we noticed road blocks and realized we probably weren't going to make it to the observatory. We were right.... the roads had been closed due to hazardous road conditions due to rain and snow. Did I mention that Hawaii has 11 of the 13 different climates on it's islands? I never imagined you could go skiing in Hawaii.

As we drove down, M noticed the off road trails and of course we had to use our 4 wheel drive.

It seems as though watching a movie on vacation has become a "tradition" of ours, so when we got back to Kona, we watched Watchmen. Although I would never recommend the movie to anyone because I didn't know it was based on a graphic novel, it was kind of weird sitting in a movie theater only a few hours away from an active volcano.