Because of my extremely awesome parents, Tyler and I got to spend
two weeks in Hawaii over our Christmas break.
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| Just arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii |
If you know Hilo at all.. it doesn't just rain. It pours. It doesn't just
pour for a few hours. It pours for a week straight. Even though the weather
was not cooperating it wasn't keeping us from having fun. One of our first
stops was the Boiling Pots and Rainbow Falls. These are just a
few miles from my parents house and are some absolutely beautiful
sights.
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| Boiling Pots |
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| Rainbow Falls |
On the Big Island there are two huge Volcanoes. We decided that Tyler
needed to go see what it was like to be surrounded, I mean surrounded,
with lava rock.
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| Volcano visiting center |
When we first arrived to the volcano it was a complete down poor.
I was miserable! However, there was no way the bad weather could
put me in a bad mood especially when I was surrounded by these..........
The rainbows were amazing. We were able to drive through the beginning
and end of many rainbows. Unfortunately, I never saw a pot of gold.
What a scam...
After many years of living on the Big Island my dad discovered an
awesome hike that goes to lava flow. The hike was covered with lava rock
and was near a cliff that was right on the ocean. It's the best feeling to be
looking down on the ocean and hearing the waves hit the rocks. The ocean
is extremely relaxing to me so this spot just made my day!
For Christmas Eve we made pizza's. That is one of the Curtis traditions
and my parents wanted to make sure that Tyler felt at home.
With a fight I was able to convince Tyler to pick out some Christmas PJ's for
me. He made it obvious that that wasn't something he didn't enjoy. However,
he did a good job and I was pleased!
More south of Hilo there are a few black sand beaches. Even when I lived there I
had never been to this one. The beach was beautiful and there were HUGE
turtles everywhere. At first it was extremely windy but as the wind calmed
down and the sun came out, we started to really enjoy ourselves.
When the sun finally came out in Hilo, Tyler and I escaped to Coconut Island.
It's a cute little place to just go and relax in the sun.
Carl Smith Beach was where my friends and I would always go when I
lived in Hilo. I always liked to go there because there are two turtles that are
always there and they come right up to anyone hoping that they will
get fed. It also is a nice shaded, grass area, surrounded by palm trees
and beautiful surroundings.
Tyler really wanted to go snorkeling. Well... so did I. So we took a trip
over to Kona side . 49 Black Sand Beach is a perfect place to go snorkeling.
We saw all sorts of types of fish and had a blast.
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| Dad was being such a good sport! |
These were just a few of our extremely fun adventures. It was so good to see my
parents and let Tyler get to know them a little more. It was nice
to be able to get away from the cold and enjoy 80 degree weather. My parents
bought a connect(I think that's what it was), and we spent many of our
nights trying to figure it out and playing either tennis or golf. I wish
they lived closer so we all could spend more time together. However, I know
that that's where they're supposed to be and am so glad that they are happy
and keeping busy.
Leaving my parents, and Hawaii, was no easy business. I already miss them!
Getting back to the real world has been difficult but not as difficult
as getting used to the time difference! I'm so grateful that my parents
were willing to sacrifice so that Tyler and I could come be with them
over Christmas.
