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Hawaii Day One


So traveling here was not too bad. Daniel was perfect on both flights He had a hard time with the noisy children. Nonetheless it would still take a lot to get me to come back here with small children. It's just too long of a day to fly.

Anyway, this morning we woke up at 6am and had a lot of fun. We walked to the beach (which is a thirty second walk) and saw some wildlife. Daniel and I watched sea turtles bob their heads up and down for awhile. Jason went to take pictures of a seal on the beach. Daniel really wants to see a shark and I am hoping that does not happen. Whales and dolphins, fine but a shark, no thanks.

The only bad part is that it is raining. I mean lots and lots of rain, so much so that I bought an umbrella and for those who don't know, I hate umbrellas. But I can't take pictures in the pouring rain and Daniel hates when the rain hits his face. Though that doesn't really stop his desire to spend all waking moments outside.

I have been trying to load pictures of the seal up but something is messing up the internet connection so I will try again tomorrow. For the time being, use your imagination.

Comments

mikeandash said…
I didn't know you were going to Hawaii! How fun. I hope the weather clears up for you. Happy Thanksgiving!
8:49 PM
Megan said…
You don't like umbrellas? How weird is that?! And I don't want to hear any more complaints in future blog posts about Hawaii. You ARE in Hawaii after all, while I sit here and freeze my butt off with nothing to do! So jealous am I!
9:20 AM
Anjanette said…
It does rain a lot certain times of year in Hawaii. I'm sure seeing the turtles and seal were really fun for daniel and props for being courageous enough to take him on that long flight. I'm glad he did okay. Have tons of fun.
7:53 AM
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