We always knew this day would come. Invite the kids and families on a family vacation and have some fun making memories. We started planning this family trip in September of 2014, after an amazing family time with our kids at our sons wedding. We invited all the kids and once we found out how many were going to be able to make it, took advantage of the VRBO at Puamana in north shore, Princeville, Kauai. My husband and I flew in on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in the afternoon. We hit some head winds and went around a really turbulent patch. The flight took 6 hrs and 19 min.to Honolulu. The a 30 min to Lihue, Kauai. We picked up our car and headed to Barking Sands to shop, pick up beach supplies(chairs, snorkels, mask and fins, umbrella (for us really white people), and boogie boards. We shopped for food at the NEX and walmart then headed to the condo. Love seeing the chickens everywhere, smells so tropical, so lush and green. Very tired tonight! Rainy at condo.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 we start our sunrise walks each morning at 6:40am. We are on the North East side of the island, so sunrises are a must. We see whales breaching each morning and enjoy a different sunrise each morning. We walk to Wyllie Beach down the trail by the condo, breakfast and then drove to Anahola Beach for a couple hours to boogie board, sun, walked on path. Drove to Ke'e Beach. Grilled at the condo and hung out. Rainy and condo.
Friday, March 13, 2015 during our sunrise walk we saw dolphins. We walked the princeville shops, found lapperts ice cream. Drove to pick up leis for our son and his wife, then to a beach near the airport. We picked up the kids at the airport, went to the fish market to eat
In Lihue, stopped at Safeway then the kids chilled at the condo. My husband and I drove to Anini beach, then laid out on Westin pool deck. Chilled at condo.
Saturday, March 14, 2015 Sunrise walk, farmers market in Hanalei at 9:30am, sunning at beach then picked up kids to go get leis and go to the airport to pick up the rest of the kids(my youngest daughter, her boyfriend and best friend). We all went to local coffee and shaved ice in kapaa. We stopped a t Anahola beach....first time for a few on a boogie board, on Hawaiian island and in warm water. We grilled at the condo...fish tacos' watched Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca. My son and daughter went out to get Lapperts with me.....Kauai Pie mmmmmmm....
Sunday, March 15, 2015 Sunrise walk, coffee and beach in Hanalei, church at Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Hanalei, lighthouse, a private beach, where we saw Bethany Hamilton, boogie boarded, falls, Hanalei for lunch, Ke'e beach, Na Pali coast, wet and dry caves' Haena beach, Tunnels beach' Dolphins for dinner, Lapperts for dessert.
Monday, March 16, 2015 Sunrise walk, so many whales, beach snorkeling with turtles, fish and Anini Beach. Kids went to Smith's fern grotto and luau. My husband and I walked to Queen Emma's Bath then sunset near St. Regis.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Sunrise walk, hiked 8 miles or 6 hours to Hanakai'kai Falls! So beautiful...
Grilled at the condo.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 sunrise walk, drove to Poipu Beach' spent 3 1/2 hrs on the beach, boogie boarding, snorkeling, drove up the Waimea Canyon, drove to Barking Sands for beach, returned the beach equipment, dinner at Shenanigan's for dinner, drove home.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 no sunrise walk, rainy, our son and wife go home today, my husband and I go to beach, the kids shop and go zip lining.
Friday, March 20, 2015 travel day home. The rest of the kids get one day to chill.....next family vacation???
What an amazing trip that was! Great family memories and....Fun! Heads up, beached bodies and laughs. Lots of love showing to each other!!!!
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