The Airport in Oahu

It's amazing how great the airports are in Hawaii. They are all outside and wonderful! It was a good flight from Oahu to Anchorage. We had a short weather delay in Anchorage, but we made it home to Kodiak on Sunday morning. We were so ready to be home and so was Greyson. Vacations will forever be different.

More Hiking and Beach Time

Green Sand Beach

Once Stephen and Greyson started to feel better we headed out on a few great adventures. Stephen had a great time body surfing and Greyson and I took a lot of hikes (he wasn't a fan of the beaches really). We also drove out the the southern most point of the big island and hiked another 2 and a half miles to a green sand beach. It was a little oasis and very beautiful. When we got there it was just us and a native family and Stephen had a great time swimming. There was a little cliff in the rocks so Greyson and I made camp and had a lot of fun watching dad in the waves. We ventured out onto the sand for a while, but Greyson was not interested at all. It was also extremely windy and by the time we made it back to the truck we had a thick layer of dirt, but it was completely worth every minute!

The Baby Beach and a Hike

We had a great time showing Greyson so many new things and while we had to take it slow it was a lot of fun. There was a beach that Jerry and Sarah took us to (our incredible friends that we stayed with while in Kona) called the baby beach. Greyson really isn't a big fan of water, sand or any of the beach thing, but he did well.
We also took some nice hikes and this was a short one that we did. As long as Greyson had a weed in his hand he did great.

The Dole Plantation

So what to you do when you have a baby that is not feeling well and you're in Hawaii? Go to the Dole Plantation! On the Friday after the Tsunami Stephen, Greyson and I headed up to the Dole plantation and had a great time looking at the fields and going through the visitor's center. We also did a lot of driving and looking out over beautiful scenery. Very different than what we are used to with vacations, but we are getting used to the new family vacation:)