Monday, October 16, 2023

Fall Break: Part III

 The next day was supposed to be a strenuous hiking day to a beautiful waterfall. Andy woke to having stomach problems so it was a no hike day for our family. Our friends went on the all day hike while we went to Anini beach next to our resort.



This was a very quiet beach and it was another beautiful day. 


Max and Andy snorkeled for a bit. Andy said it wasn't very good snorkeling so we lounged on the beach and took a nice nap.



We packed lunch and plenty of snacks to tide us over for the day.




Shortly after we woke from our naps we noticed baby crab all around us. They kept popping up out of the sand and moving about. These little guys were super fast and blended in with the sand.





The next day we headed to the south side of the island for a boat tour of the Napali Coast. Of course, Mr. Max fell asleep on the way to the other side. This kid can sleep anywhere.



We had matching shirts for our framily. We were supposed to wear these on the difficult hike, but since we all didn't make that hike we wore the shirts on the boat tour. Unfortunately, I do not have the group photo to share, but here is the three of us. 


I was looking forward to this tour due to the beautiful pictures I saw online. The best part was that we booked the boat for just our framily. None of us enjoy being on a tour with a bunch of random strangers. Notice the beautiful blue water.









On the way to the snorkeling site, the driver noticed a group of dolphins jumping and playing in the water so he sped towards them. They were all around our boat just swimming and playing. 




The kids and dads snorkeled for a bit and saw a turtle. Max said that was the highlight of his trip. I was all excited about snorkeling, but with the water temp at 75 degrees, I didn't make it longer than two minutes. I can't do cold water so I stayed on the boat with Amber and took this cool photo. 



We got back to the boat launch as the sun was going down. It was gorgeous. 



It was just another couple of days in paradise.


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