This morning we drove to Kahului airport. We had reserved seats on the 8:30am helicopter tour with Blue Hawaiian. We had the deluxe Eco-Star helicopter. This helicopter took 8 people (1 pilot and 7 passengers). Seating assignments are determined by weight (i.e. the helicopter has to be weight balanced). Dana scored the premium seat beside the pilot. Derek and I sat in the 2nd row --- we had excellent seats as well.
The pilot was very funny --- explaining the souvenir air-sick bags --- if you use them, they are yours to keep. Derek, Dana and I did not use the bags. Unfortunately, one passenger did --- she got to take home an extra special souvenir of her trip.
Check out our pictures -- we also purchased the DVD (there are cameras on the bottom on the helicopter recording our flight).
The views of the crater were fantastic --- the top of the crater was cloud-free! Something which typically only occurs in the very early morning.
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