We drove south of Kona today. Our first stop was Kealakekua Bay. Across this bay is a monument to Captain James Cook, the first British sailor to find the Hawaiin Islands. The choices for getting to the monument aren't real good for our kids' ages - kayak, swim or a strenuous hike. We had hoped there would be at least a little bit of beach for the kids to play on because the snorkeling here is supposed to be very good and the bay is frequented by spinner dolphins. To our dismay there is NO beach, only rocks. It was a neat place to stop and see anyways.
We drove on to the Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park. This historic park has examples of temples, thatched roof structures and walls that were built 100s of years ago by the native Hawaiians. It was really interesting and the coconut trees there made the beach very picturesque.
Orion found this dead crab. It was a complete crab. We brought it with us.
Isabella, Sabrina, Hunter and Orion posing in these trees - they made a natural picture frame. Zoom in on the picture to see Hunter's face. He made this face in pictures all day.
Coconut trees were all over the park grounds.
Hunter and Sabrina exploring hermit crabs in these tidal ponds. 
Our picnic lunch.
We played in these tidal pools for over an hour. The water was warm and it was deep enough for the kids to swim, but shallow enough for the adults to sit. From here we went to another beach where the adults snorkeled while the kids played on the beach. We don't have an underwater camera, so no pictures from that. Brett and his parents are the most experienced snorkelers; they saw were some incredible fish and corals.
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Hunter's "face" is priceless; you've got your hands full with that one growing up.
On a side note, Auby was asking about the race last night; he wanted to know if it or any part of it was on tv and I told him I would try to check that out. So he's thinking about you, Brett.
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