I am going on a princess cruise to Hawaii. Is there a specific escursion to take to see molten lava flows? -

I am going in January on a Princess cruise to Hawaii. On the first Island (Hilo I think), they have a bunch of excursions that have tours of volcanos but specifically mention they do not view molten lava flows. Are there any that do view molten lava flows?

Alohareviewing the shore excursions on your cruise while on the Big Island, there are many tours of Volcano s National Park that will show you amazing scenery and how lava has affected the landscape, but they will not likely take you near flowing lava. you MAY see some if you take the Circle of Fire Helicopter tour offered by your cruiseOtherwise, I would suggest taking an ocean tour of lava as it flows into the sea, many boat tours go to the location where lava is hitting the water and the site is very dramatic! You can likely book one through www.hawaiiactivities.com but it will not be connected to your cruise so you will be responsible for your own transfers to the tour and back to the ship

The name of the island is Hawaii. The city is Hilo. You don t see the molten lava because it crusts over and flows underneath the hard crust. It s not like the movies where it s flying all over the place. You can stand on the crust and you don t even realize that there is lava flowing beneath you. Don t go to near the ocean on the crust, it can break off easily.

The activity of the volcano changes almost weekly. At times it is possible to see lava flowing. But you need to do a substantial hike to get to a place where you can observe the flow. My daughter did it a few years ago when she went over to Hilo for a soccer tournament, and said it was marvelous. There are not any bus tours that can take you within range of viewing the active flows. If there is lava actively entering the ocean near HIlo, the cruise will almost certainly try to give you a night time view, which is something spectacular.

Why is the subway not popular in Los Angeles? -

Why do LA residents do not use the subway as much as in other cities.

Because this city was designed with cars and car consumerism in mind.It s actually well documented that GM killed the street cars about a generation ago, so that they could generate car buyers here.And the city was developed with cars in mind.It s a car culture here and the subway/train doesn t reach eveywhere as easily as it does in New York or London.

Very simple answer..Because it is rather new. In other cities the subways have been in place for many many years. Generation after generations are used to using the system. Out here we have only had this system in place for maybe less then 20 years. That isn t even a generation.You can not expect everyone to stop using their cars and all of a sudden jump on the subway.And for your information, the subway is very popular out here. It s just not as popular as it is in other cities. It would be like me asking why isn t the car very popular in NYC.

Actually, the LA subway is the 9th most heavily ridden rapid transit system in the US. The reason more people don t use it is because it doesn t go enough places. There are only 2 lines (red and purple) with 17 miles of track, as opposed to New York, which has 26 lines and 200 miles of track.

Actually a lot of people ride the subway, the Red Line averages about 150,000 riders a day. http://transittalk.proboards.com/index.c�� Get on the Red Line during rush hour and you re not gonna find a seat.But still, most of us drive to work because our rail system does not go from where we live to where we work. We are in the midst of building a more complete system though, slowly but surely. LA County voters even raised their own taxes by passing Measure R which allocates funds towards rail. Build it and we will ride!

It s pretty popular, but it doesn t go enough Places yet. It s not very long...

because the railing system is not big like new york,.

Where are some great gymnastics places in Utah? -

I live in Utah and from what I ve heard west pointe studios,llc is really great and also gymcats and arete and Olympics gymnastics and also West academy if you live in utah can you tell me any good gymnastics places that you ve heard about or know about coz by this december or january I ll be starting gymnastics again! thanks

I ve heard arete s pretty good but their equipment is dirty, and I heard gymcats has mean coaches. But my friend took from Elite Tumbling and she liked it alot...I also think it depends on how much you want to pay and where you live... because arete s like past Lehi and then Elite is in Sandy... but you should choose like 2 you like and then go check it out for one class or whatever and then choose which place you like better. Hope that helps and good luck!

Bailie s is a good choice if you live near Draper.

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Is it true that Melbourne in Florida USA was named after Melbourne Victoria Australia by a postman? -

also...how do both cities compare?

The city was named Melbourne in honor of its first postmaster, Cornthwaite John Hector, an Englishman who had spent much of his life in Melbourne, Australia. there is no comparison both are completely different in every way