Post Hawaii Hang over

Well, you didn't adjust to the time yet. You fell asleep at 7pm tonight for a nap (4pm Hawaii time). We tried getting you up at 8:00 but you just walked over to the carpet and laid down and went back to sleep. It is going to be a long night....

Kauai, Day 7

Last day in Hawaii! Nana's flight left early so it was Grandma, Daddy, Mommy and you on the way home together. We spent the morning packing, cleaning up and wondering why we bought so much while we were there. We gave our left over food to the nice family next door. Before you woke up, Daddy and I went down to the water and looked at the fish in the tide pool, so pretty!

We returned the car, made our flights ok. I am glad they served us a meal on board because there was no food in the Honolulu airport by us! We caught the shuttle to our car and were home by 1am. Since you took a 3 hour nap on the plane, we were all up till 2 before we went to sleep.

Kauai, Day 6

Last full day on the island and we made the most of it! We started in the morning by heading up to the Hindi Monastery. It was a little tricky to find, but a few U turns later we got there. It rained almost the whole time we were there, but that is what makes it so pretty and green. The grounds were very pretty and I enjoyed photographing the flowers and things there. Next up Smith's Fern Grotto. A total tourist trap, but it is one of those must dos while on the island. It was a nice boat ride up and fun to see the grotto. It hasn't really recovered since that hurricane in 1998(?).

Quick stop at the room, and we headed out again. We went up to Ono Char Burger, which was highly recommended by the locals. We sought on a quest for a beach, and after coming up short a few times (good thing there is a beach at almost every turn!) we ended up going back to the beach at the end of the road. We got stuck in a 30 minute traffic jam, where we didn't move at all. But something about being on an island, made it all seem ok. We got to the beach and really enjoyed the water. Genevieve, you even liked it again! We played the rock game and splashed around in the water. A drive back, a dinner of left overs before our last night in Hawaii.

Kauai, Day 5

Happy 4th of July! In the morning, Grandma, Daddy and Mommy went on an inner tube adventure through Kauai Backcountry Adventures. The tour company was awesome and our guide was Ms. Kauai (I'm not joking!!). We had a really fun time in the inner tubes and at lunch. We headed back to the hotel, took a break, washed up and Daddy barbequed steaks for dinner. We had a nice hearty dinner and packed up to go see fireworks at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue. There were a lot of people there and you kept busy! Grandma was nice and paid for a bubble wand for you. You played and played and covered yourself in bubble liqued. You had such a fun time.

Once it got dark Grandma broke out the glow bracelets for you. Daddy gave you a hard time and keep saying "my bracelets" and taking them away from you, you got very mad at him. We ran into our tour guide again and got a picture with her in her crown. The fireworks were nice and we sat in a little traffic jam leaving the lot, but nothing these LA area people couldn't handle.

Kauai, Day 4

What a jammed pack day! We hit lots of sights today and covered a lot of island. We started with going to Glass Beach, right near where we do the raft trip. I have wanted to go to a glass beach for forever, and I finally got to go. It was so cool! You on the other hand didn't really like it and sat with Daddy crying the whole time. Next stop was Salt Pond Beach, a beautiful beach where they still commercially harvest salt from ocean water. Next time I am on the island I am going to make sure to schedule a beach day here, what a beautiful calm beach. We didn't get to see the Salt Making up close, but we took lots of nice photos.

We didn't know if we were going to be able to head up Wamaeia Canyon because of a brush fire and fuel tanker overturn (not related by the way). But we found the road open and headed up. Along the way we found an impromptu waterfall off the side of the road, the wonders of Kauai! Daddy really enjoyed the canyon and we ate our lunch amongst many chickens. You love calling them "cock a doodle dos"!

Back down the mountain we stopped off at Jo Jo's for Shave Ice (not Shaved ice, shave ice!). It was yummy, I got mine with a scoop of ice cream in it, doesn't sound good, but it was yummy. Spouting Horn was our next attraction on our way to Po' Pu Beach. The water was a little rough at the beach but they had a playground (or you called it a park) and you enjoyed playing in it. After a long day we headed back through the town of Koloa  and famous tree tunnel.

Kauai, Day 3

Today Nana, Daddy and I got going early! We had to check in for our Na Pali Coast tour by 7am so we left you sleeping. Grandma stayed back with you while we took an adventures (AKA exciting) motorized raft ride up the coast. We saw two types of dolphins in the water, went inside a couple sea caves, pulled into  a beach only accessible by boat or kayak and had lunch and snorkeled with sea turtles and fish! It was lots of fun and very exciting.

After we were done we headed back to the hotel to rest and shower! We were all like a salt factory after the trip. You had a good time with Grandma at the hotel while we were gone. You went to the beach and dug in the sand, you went to the pool and you played out on the grass. Grandma, Mommy and you all walked over to Coconut Plaza in the afternoon to shop. We made a yummy dinner and turned it in early!

Kauai, Day 2

Today we had a light day to settle in. Daddy and I woke up early to go grocery shopping for the week and pick up tickets for the 4th of July celebration. By the time we got back you were awake and Grandma and Nana had made you breakfast and were playing with you. We loaded into the car and headed to Wailua Falls. We stopped at Hilo Hattie's on the way and Grandma and Nana bought you a pretty Hawaiian dress to wear on our trip. The falls are super easy to get to, just drive right up and look over the rail. There were trails down to the bottom but no one was up for an adventure except for Mommy.

We had a few hours to enjoy the resort before we left to go do professional photos with Jonathan Moeller on the north side. We went to the eastern section of Hanalei Bay and took some gorgeous photos on the path and on the beach. We had such a wonderful time and even though you still don't like sand you hung in there.

After being models for a while we worked up an appetite. We ate at L&L Hawaiian BBQ, it was so good! I know we have one here at home, but it seemed better over there.