Category: Hawaii
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Hawaii Trip #2-5: Meg’s Birthday, Final Day and Traveling Home
Morning and lunch Meg’s birthday kicked off with a 90 minute session we had booked for her at Outrigger Infinity Spa, which was located in the hotel penthouse. Last year we went as an entire family, but this time around we let Meghann go while the girls and I hung out at the hotel room.…
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Hawaii Trip #2-4: Hanauma Bay, Skybox Taphouse
Got started bright and early! Hanauma Bay was our earliest excursion of the trip, with a 5:50am pickup time at the Hyatt across the street. We took a roughly 25 minute ride and arrived at the top of a large hill. It was rainy and overcast as we dug through rental gear bags and attempted…
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Hawaii Trip #2-3: Turtle Canyon Snorkeling, Waimea Falls, Hating on Dole
Covering Wednesday and Thursday in today’s write-up! I’m also a few days behind (writing on Saturday) as there’s been so much to cover and so many photos to process! Wednesday began with a light 8am breakfast at Voyager 47. After breakfast, we walked the mall across the street (found a 3rd story with restaurants we…
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Hawaii Trip #2-2: Hiking Diamond Head and Halona Beach Cove
Breakfast Tuesday began with a walk to a donut shop we spotted the night before, “Donut King”. Sage and Vivienne start almost every weekend with a pitch on why we need to go pick up donuts, usually at the BoSa Donuts nearby our house. So whenever we get a chance to try and compare new…
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Hawaii Trip #2-1: Background, Travel and Day One
Background and Planning Diving in! This trip is our second to Hawaii as a family, and a repeat of a trip here last year. We usually take a trip each year for Meghann’s birthday week, with South Korea in 2022, Okoboji in 2021, and even managed a trip to Sedona during COVID in 2020. This…