After visiting Kauai, we took the 30 minute flight to the Big Island for the last few days of our trip. Three days did not give us enough time to cover the entirety of the expansive island, but we enjoyed our time by visiting black sand beaches, swimming with dolphins, and driving up to the summit of Mauna Kea (seen in the next gallery) to view the sunset and stargaze. Even after the destructive volcanic eruptions, the Big Island stunned me with its moon-like landscape on the Kona-side of the island — the sprawling fields of lava rock and the stark, hazy silhouette of distant volcanic mountains.