This was the first year that I haven't been able to make it back to MN for the holidays to see my family. Luckily I had a trip to Hawaii (to see Justin's family) to soften the blow. The picture below best describes the weather we had all week...rainy. Our stay at Hanauma bay wasn't too long. We saw the majority of our aquatic wildlife at the Waikiki Aquarium this time around.
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| Hanauma Bay 7 am Snorkeling |
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| Still Rainy |
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| Christmas Day |
Even when it was sunny we still couldn't go swimming. Winters in Hawaii bring big waves on the north shore!! They have a lot of really big surf competitions during the winter and I was hoping to see one. We were in luck and saw a little bit of a surfing competition but it was just local.
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| Monster Waves at Pipeline |
Even though we didn't have a lot of sunshine it was a great trip. I personally had a lot of gecko catching time. It's one of my favorite activities in Hawaii. If you're planning a trip and need a few tips...I have plenty. We also had lots of family bonding time over games and eating. Mmmm my favorites were, meat jun, malasadas, bubbies mochi ice cream, aoki shave ice, shrimp, lumpia, katsu chicken, haupia cake, and yellow curry. We took a lot of fun family photos that I'll have to see if I can get up here.But until then, happy new year!
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| Happy New Year! |
Even when it was sunny we still couldn't go swimming. Winters in Hawaii bring big waves on the north shore!! They have a lot of really big surf competitions during the winter and I was hoping to see one. We were in luck and saw a little bit of a surfing competition but it was just local.
Hi Laura and Justin,
ReplyDeleteWow! Lucky guys to be in Hawaii over the holidays even if it did rain! I really like the 2011 written with sparklers! love Mom