Today we had our first beach day! So fun! We walked to Poipu beach, which is just a short walk from our unit. The beach immediately in front of us is all rocks, and sea turtles often hang out there - we've seen at least one every time we've walked by. Continue west and you get a small section of beach with huge crashing waves and very little sand - people like to boogie board there, but the water is pretty rough... Just pass that is Poipu beach and park. It has a large grassy area with tables and a play ground, and then sand surrounding some beaches - One particular lagoon is surrounded by rocks and the water is shallow and super calm. We set up here and had some fun in the sun! Geoffrey could swim / wade throughout the whole lagoon easily - it was no deeper than his chest at the deepest. Katelyn spent some time in her raft, and LOVED it! I also put her in a sitting position just where the waves mostly lapped up to her toes and she sat there for, like, 20 minutes. She LOVED it! Beach baby, for sure!
THis beach has lots of cool wild life. Besides the sea turtles, there are many wild chickens roaming around. Also, this beach is a popular spot for the monk seal to come up and sun bathe. They are endangered and thus they are protected animals. There was one on the beach today - the lifeguards had surrounded the area with safety tape so people would leave it alone, but you could get within a few feet to observe the seal and take pictures. Very cool!
After a treat of shaved ice, we headed back to our hotel for showers and lunch. We tried to put Geoff down for a nap but he would have nothing of it. After an hour we gave up. Within 15 minutes he was super fussy and whiny. Arg! We took him with us to the Farmer's Market and he fell asleep right away. So Grant shopped while I stayed in the car (there were only about 6 booths opened when we got there.) We cruised around a bit, stopping at a scenic overlook, glass beach, and spouting horn, taking turns visiting the areas because the kids were asleep in the car. When we got home Geoffrey woke up after a two hour nap in the car. (Katelyn had napped on and off, too).
We went to dinner at Kieko's Paradise which was a delicious seafood restaurant. Geoff got over his fussiness pretty fast when he saw all of the water falls and tiki torches. Katelyn sat in a restaurant high chair for the first time and did pretty well as long as we kept a hand close by! I had a delicious seafood risotto, and everyone else had Opah. Geoffrey was hungry too and ate half of his quesadilla. We shared a Kona pie for dessert which was like a mud pie but with macadamia nut ice cream. So good. (Even Katelyn liked it! heh heh) We walked around the shops near by and Geoffrey burned off some energy running around d and dancing on the stage before we headed back home!
THis beach has lots of cool wild life. Besides the sea turtles, there are many wild chickens roaming around. Also, this beach is a popular spot for the monk seal to come up and sun bathe. They are endangered and thus they are protected animals. There was one on the beach today - the lifeguards had surrounded the area with safety tape so people would leave it alone, but you could get within a few feet to observe the seal and take pictures. Very cool!
After a treat of shaved ice, we headed back to our hotel for showers and lunch. We tried to put Geoff down for a nap but he would have nothing of it. After an hour we gave up. Within 15 minutes he was super fussy and whiny. Arg! We took him with us to the Farmer's Market and he fell asleep right away. So Grant shopped while I stayed in the car (there were only about 6 booths opened when we got there.) We cruised around a bit, stopping at a scenic overlook, glass beach, and spouting horn, taking turns visiting the areas because the kids were asleep in the car. When we got home Geoffrey woke up after a two hour nap in the car. (Katelyn had napped on and off, too).
We went to dinner at Kieko's Paradise which was a delicious seafood restaurant. Geoff got over his fussiness pretty fast when he saw all of the water falls and tiki torches. Katelyn sat in a restaurant high chair for the first time and did pretty well as long as we kept a hand close by! I had a delicious seafood risotto, and everyone else had Opah. Geoffrey was hungry too and ate half of his quesadilla. We shared a Kona pie for dessert which was like a mud pie but with macadamia nut ice cream. So good. (Even Katelyn liked it! heh heh) We walked around the shops near by and Geoffrey burned off some energy running around d and dancing on the stage before we headed back home!
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