The crew & I fueled LONO up and were out of Wailoa Harbor by 4am in route for Pohoiki to pick up our guests. The ride around Cape Kumukahi was especially rough this morning due to the 15 knot winds. Once aroung the cape things were all downswell to Pohoiki. After loading up we cruised on down the coastline to the center of the earth were lava meets the sea. As we traveled south the seas began to part making for a special viewing for these folks. 4 different ocean entries as of now with one entry that seems to be dieing off. From the boat were observed multiple fingers of lava flowing from each entry. The furthest South flow has developed a medium sized cinder cone & is currently creating a very large upwelling from the underwater pillow lava eruption. So amazing !!! Another great show at the flow. A brief ride back to Pohoiki were we unloaded the passengers & headed back to Hilo town. We returned just after 11:30am so a 6 1/2 hour round trip on "Lono" for today, such a beautiful day. Swell NE 3-4 Wind 15 Knots E
Captain Shane Turpin
