Family Fun

Luckily we have a Dad who likes to be a Stay At the Beach Dad, however his day at the beach usually needs to involve some sort of movement or action so a kayak, surf board or even bikes are usually loaded up when Dad is coming. We haven't had the kayak out in a while so we decided to head over to Kualoa Regional Park and paddle down to Secret Beach. Last October we went on a camping trip with the Hawaii Homeschooling Association to this park and had a great time. I believe the beach is on the ocean side of an old fishing pond and can only be accessed by taking a boat operated by Kualoa Ranch Inc. across the pond or coming around from the ocean side. We've always been the only people there whenever we've ventured down the coast. I believe "Lost" used it as a location if that gives you an idea of how isolated it is. Hannah tried our her new paddle and, as she has done every single time we've put her in the kayak, Ella fell asleep. I guess its the rocking motion and the fresh air but it does her in every time. Ask her what she does in the boat and she immediately makes the sign for sleeping.

Sunday Dad got up early and headed back to the ranch, this time for the Mountain Man triathlon. We've been waiting for Hurricane Felicia and heard a prediction of 4-6 ft waves for the swim but she has continued to be downgraded and for that we are thankful! As a result the water was relatively flat and Dad had a great swim, dodging the large coral heads in the shallower parts on the course. He also had a gorgeous bike ride and run and finished injury free! Go Daddy! Next Mom got in a nice long 3 km swim to make up for wimping out of the North Shore Challenge on Saturday. We finished the weekend with dinner at the Kailua Pub and chocolate cake and lilikoi cheesecake at the Kalapawai Market. Delicious!

On Sunday