Kauai: Poipu

On the second day of rain in Hanalei, we packed up and drove on the rode circling the island until we found sunshine. We had to go all the way to Poipu, on the south side, but it's a small island so that was only a little over an hour. It was well worth it. Beach, sand, boogie boards, snorkeling, picnic: a total Hawaii day.

A sea turtle was on the sand, roped off so that we tourists wouldn't trip over it.

A monk seal was lounging on the rocks.

Shave ice was the perfect conclusion to the day. The boys are now total fans of sarongs: towel, skirt, blanket, pillow, hood, whatever you need all in one soft piece of brightly colored fabric.

The only downside was that we underestimated the sun. Dad and Aaron were well protected, but Dale, Jordan, and I were not sunscreened enough, and spent a lot of time in the water, and after four hours of midday Hawaiian rays, were totally scorched. Jordan had it the worst and had to spend the evening draped with cold wet towels. Poor guy. I was hoping the experience would make him less resistant to applying sunscreen, but no: he still fights it every step of the way. Sigh.