Island of Adventure (NAPSA)—For a family vaca- tion that stretches your dollars while stretching your fun, con- sider Hawaii's Big Island. First stop: Volcanoes National Park, with 150 miles of hiking trails over and around active volcano craters (watch Kilauea empty lava into the sea...an amaz- ing sight!). Into golf or water sports? The Big Island is Hawaii's golf capital and the world’s numberonesnor- keling and dive location, appeal- ing to beginners and prosalike. The Old West still lives at the famed Parker Ranch, wherelegendary Hawaiian cowboys (panio- los) will show you how to rope a calf and wrestle a steer, while the Dahana Ranch will take you on a real cattle drive. Atop Mauna Kea mountain, above 40% of the Earth’s atmo- sphere, you can peek through a powerful, 16-inch telescope at the world’s best view of a night sky; and at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, watch close-up as giant manta rays glide by during feeding time, the mouths of these 3,000-pound giants opening as wide as threefeet! For more Big Islandtips, visit the Web site for Pleasant Holi- days, the number one travel company serving Hawaii, at www.PleasantHolidays.com, or call (800) 448-3333.
