DAY 07 - For our final breakfast on the Big Island, Valerie and I head over to the Fairmont Orchid
This hotel used to be a Ritz-Carlton
For Valerie, this visit is for work as well as pleasure
After breakfast, Valerie and I walk around the resort
Nice pool
The style of architecture seems similar to The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Nice bay
Nice beach
From the outside, the Fairmont Orchid REALLY reminds me of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
After I drop off our rental car, I join Valerie and Henri near the terminals of Kona International Airport at Keahole
Our flight has not yet arrived
Valerie and I will soon be flying to Maui aboard this Aloha Airlines 737
Valerie gives me the window seat so I can take pictures
We pass near the 767 that will transport Henri back to San Francisco
Accelerating down the runway
As we take to the air, I get a clear view of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii
Not exactly sure what they do down there...we'll have to visit the lab during our next visit
Our plane turns towards Maui
One last look at Keahole Point
I can barely make out Haleakala through the haze
One last look at Mauna Kea on the Big Island
