Day 7 . . .
William got to feed the koi again. He had a lot of fun.

William posing.
Later we enjoyed the fun pool.

Day 8 . . . In search of waterfalls.
We found a great one.

Opeaka'a Falls

William in front of the falls.
Girls in front of the falls.

The boys overlooking Wailua River.

We went for a drive on this offroad/backroad/potholes everywhere road. It was a very cool, though ROUGH, drive.
This is at the beginning of the adventure. Brad and William walked across the 'road'. There were 3 of these types of roads on the way up.

At the top of the road, over an hour later, were the posts that held up the gates to Jurassic Park.


We wanted to take William snorkeling. However, the ocean is very rough during the winter months. So we found this public beach, Lydgate Park. It was the perfect place to take W on his first snorkeling adventure. We saw plenty of fish. Quite a bit bigger than I expected.
Once he got tired of the cold saltwater, he drew in the sand with sticks.
Then we built a sort of sand structure. He called it a 'castle'. More like a deep hole. Then I talked him into letting me bury him in sand. He finally conceded.
He said the sand was cold. Though, he did seem to have fun.
He also had sand EVERYWHERE!
Fun times. Good memories made!
Day 9 . . . Queen's Bath
Another hike. Totally different than our first one.
This is a picture on the way down to the ocean. There were fresh water streams that we stopped and enjoyed.

Where we just came down.
And we've got to climb these.
And not get too close to the edge. It's actually a 40 foot drop. The mountain in the back drop is Bali Hai.
On the way back.

The boys sipped from the freshwater stream. We were thirsty.
The stream that they were sipping from.
On the way back up from Queen's Bath. Exhausting.
Which is why we headed straight for shaved ice in Hanalei from "Shave Ice Paradise".
After naps, we went to a luau at the Kilohana Plantation. They had a few games for the kids to play before the dinner and show.
Maddie didn't swing the poi balls, but she did try playing 'keep away' from William.
At the luau.
William posing with the nose flutist and 2 of the actors from the show.
Day 10

If you look close you can see the rainbow.
Kilauea Lighthouse
Pictures in front of the lighthouse.



Maddie liked the view and the wind blowing. She was very happy up on Brad's shoulders.
One more snorkeling adventure at the hotel.
Day 12:
We left Kauai at 10pm. So after a long day, William willingly buckled up and snuggled in for a long night.
We all felt like this. Maddie just got her picture taken while doing it.

Great trip. Wonderful memories.