Parker turned 11 this past Friday and we decided to surprise him with a trip to Hawaii. It was our first time visiting the island of Kauai. It is undeveloped and beautiful. Our flight got in late Friday and early Sa we hit Snorkel Bobs and got our snorkel gear and bodyboard for the day. We drove down toward the southern beaches and tried to find the ideal snorkel spot. ( Later on the plane ride home we heard about the apparent "perfect" spot for snorkeling. Maybe next time..) We hit Poipu beach first and did some snorkeling. Then Ben and Parker tried some bb on the beach. There were too many rocks so we hopped in the car in search for a sandy boogie boarding beach. On the way south we found the most amazing place for young children to hang out and swim. (maybe Camden and Ella can come next time) We then drove to Kekaha beach. This is were you see Parker and Ben body boarding. ON our way back to Kapaa to our hotel we stopped and found the BEST shaved ice EVER called Jo Jo's! It beats out the North Shore's shaved ice on Oahu. IT had macadamia nut ice cream on the bottom. I had a coconut shaved ice and they top it off with some sweet cream drizzled on top. Ben said it's worth coming just for the shaved ice. Then on our way home we drove to Wailua Falls above. This is the same falls featured in Fantasy Island. I had hoped to hit the North shore cause this is where South Pacific was filmed. That just means another trip will be in near future.
We had a blast! Aloha... until we are able to meet again.
