Sunday, August 10, 2014

Hawaiian Vacation with the Russell Fam !!! 2014

Yes, it's been awhile since I have written here; new job, day job, effective medication, and a great vacation!
Taken during our road trip to see Waimea Canyon on Kauai


On the Na Pali Coastline Cruise...before all the "choppiness"...






 Emmy on Barking Sands (affectionate renamed Barfing Sands in my honor...) in front of our cottage

 Maddie lovin' the sand!
 Heading onto the flight to Kauai...








 Our cute little condo by the beach! A hidden gem; we lucked out.


 One of our stops on the Road to Hel...I mean Hana....

 Tropical insects...Tasha, don't look too hard.....(No, Jack is not the insect....he is holding the branch steady because the wind is blowing quite hard.)


 On the hike to Twin Falls waterfall, along the Road to Hel....I mean Hana.
 Flora and Fauna along the hike to Twin Falls





 The stream leading up to Twin Falls


 You can't see in this light, but there is a rock at the top that splits the falls into two falls...
 You can see here more clearly two streams of water; Jack, Dad, Emmy and I are having a blast! (May I just say that Jack's and my water shoes came in REALLY handy, in that we were able to walk very comfortably through the river bed while some...ahem...had to tiptoe (:))))

 Emmy on Papa's back going right under the water!
 Maddie and Nana along the side of the pool
 Strange animals found in the trees at the Keanae Peninsula; another stop on the road to Hel...I mean Hana.


 Fast forward a day to our trip to Lahaina....
 The largest (part of...) banyan tree in all of Hawaii...all of those trunks surrounding it are part of the same tree....
...as is this one......(Hi Cory!) 
 ...and this one.....







 Shopping for Maddie shoes in Lahaina...



 Enjoying breakfast in front of our condo before flying back to Oahu, after our early morning trip to Haleakala Crater