Month: May 2016

  • Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 4

    Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 4

    We hit the beach first thing in the morning again today, only this time we rented paddle boards!  We played with those all morning, until the wind started picking up and a slight rain started.  Then we went in for lunch. We dropped my brother off at the airport after lunch, since he has to…

  • Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 3

    Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 3

    We didn’t have anything planned for this morning, so I let myself sleep in … until 5:30.  I’m still waking up with the sun, even when I’m on vacation.  We spent the morning swimming at a couple of beaches that had been recommended to us. Then we got ready for today’s main event: the Grand…

  • Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 2

    Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 2

    It’s a good thing we haven’t adjusted to the Hawaii timezone yet, because today we got up early to go snorkeling!  We went on a tour guided by the Pacific Whale Foundation, an organization dedicated to saving endangered species of whales from extinction.  Our first stop was at Molokini, a volcanic crater formed around 230,000…

  • Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 1

    Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 1

    I’m in Hawaii this week for a family vacation!  We flew in late last night, and checked into a hotel near the airport to get some sleep.  Today we moved on to the timeshare unit we’re staying in for the rest of the week. We had a bit of time to wander around the hotel…