Kauai

   Last week, we went to Kauai for a vacation.  On Monday, we hiked up part of a mountain and I found a walking stick.  We went to play on a really cool tree that was like a jungle gym. 

Me on the really cool tree

We also went kayaking.  We kayaked in the Hanalei river.  At one point, we parked our kayaks and swam a tiny bit.  We also kayaked to Hanalei bay.  Then we had ice cream and went home.

Me Kayaking

        On Tuesday, we went to a lighthouse in a wildlife refuge.  It was cool because we could see the ocean.  Then we went to the beach.  There were some fish to see, but not many. 

        On Wednesday, we went on a boat ride.  It was a small boat and only 13 people could fit on the boat.  We went under a waterfall and got soaking wet.  At one point, the boat stopped and we went snorkeling.  There were a lot of sea turtles.  On the way back, I sat on the shakiest seat. 

Me on the shakiest seat

We also played at the beach in Hanalei bay.  After that, we went to Wailua falls.  It looked like it was two waterfalls. 

Wailua Falls

Then we went to a big playground.  It was so big and a lot fun.  Finally, we went to the airport and flew back to Oahu.

Lei

Wearing lei is a tradition in Hawaii.  When you come to Hawaii, you are often given a lei.  I was given a flower lei when we arrived.  The plural for lei is lei.  Lei can be made of flowers, nuts and seeds. This week, I made a Lei out of sparkle Nani yarn that's blue.  It was a lot of fun to make the lei and wear it.  My lei is 34 inches long.  I also have a kukui nut lei.

This is me wearing my one-straw lei

We went snorkeling on Thursday and this time, we saw a green sea turtle (honu) and snowflake moray eel (puhi kapa) and more.  It was fun. 

Water

        We went snorkeling this week.  Here are some of the fish we saw:  needlefish, reef triggerfish, spectacled parrotfish, Achilles tang and Moorish idol.

Moorish Idol (Kihikihi)

We also played in the waves.  At first, I did not want to snorkel because there were rocks, but we walked to the part of the beach where there were no rocks.

          We also went to Sea Life Park.  We saw a show with bottlenose dolphins.  We fed sea turtles and saw a lot of fish.

          I made a new shirt.  Here are some things I put on it: I put some gumballs, a black hole, trees, 2 suns, some mushrooms, some stars, somebody juggling on a unicycle, a maze, two houses, confetti, and on the back a lot of dots!  The shirt has a lot of cool and fun ideas.

I have a cool shirt.


   

Doing Fun Things

This week, we went snorkeling.  It was cool because we got to see different kinds of fish, like Achilles Tang (Paku'iku'i). We also went to the Bishop Museum, which is about Hawaii's history.  We saw a planetarium show about how the Polynesians used the stars to navigate.  After that, we had shave ice.  It was yummy.

We also went to Manoa Falls.  It was so muddy we had to take baths when we got home.  It was also rocky and slippery.  We got to see a lot of different plants and animals.  The waterfall is very big and we saw it from a close view. 

Here are some things I miss about home:
I miss sleeping in a bed and being at our house
I miss my toys and my room
I miss waking up early
But I still like it here because we can go to the beach and snorkel and eat shave ice and go to the volcano.

The big Island

8/25/2010 --  Today we went to the visitors center at Volcano National Park.  I wove a star.  Next we went to a crater.  There used to be a lava lake in the crater.  After that, we went to see petroglyphs.  We had to walk 1.4 miles to get there and back.   Then we went to a sea arch.  It was made of igneous rock. 

Holei Sea Arch

We had lunch.  Finally, we went to the rainforest zoo.  I want to live in the monkey cage because it is a playground.


8/28/2010 -- We went to the Big Island of Hawaii.  We did a lot of fun activities.  We went to Kilauea, the volcano.  It was cool because we got to see glow from the lava.

Halema'uma'u Crater

I also liked Coconut Island, a tiny island in Hilo.  It had a tiny beach, and falling coconuts, and trees to climb. 

Alex at Coconut Island

 Another thing I liked was the pancake house.  I had three pancakes with coconut, pineapple and guava syrup.  It was yum yum.  I did not want to leave the Big Island because it was fun.

We Arrived in Hawaii

      We're in Hawaii and it is fun.   The time here is 3 hour difference than Phoenix.  I really like our apartment.  It has a small balcony and we're on the 20th floor.  The view is cool.

      We went body surfing on the second day.   Body surfing is really fun.  I think it's like driving a car because the waves push me as fast as a car.  We also swung on a Banyan tree.  The branches are like vines that you can swing on.

      
       On the third day, we hiked Diamond head.  It is a non-active volcano.  I did not like walking uphill.  After that, we went to Costco and we had pizza.  Then we went home.

       The fourth day, we went to the pineapple plantation.  There was a maze, a train and a garden tour.  I thought the maze was a lot of fun.  It took us one hour to get through the maze.  After that, we went to the North Shore and bought snorkeling gear.  Then we drove to the Pali lookout.  It was very gusty.  Finally, we went home.

        It's only been 4 days and we did a lot of fun things.  I want to do more fun activities in Hawaii.


 

Going to Hawaii

We are going to Hawaii on August 18, 2010.  I am excited about it. Come back later to see my blog.  I'll have a lot more cool things!