Hawaii: Episode 7 - Beaches

Ah! The whole reason people go to Hawaii right? We crammed all of the best beaches into this one day. Since Andrew has a ruddy complexion, he tends to burn. So we lathered him up with sunscreen all day. End result? Kenzie turns bright purple and Andrew doesn't burn at all. Ratcha-fratcha. 

Beach #1: Hapuna Beach

Beautiful but crowded. Ok, so it doesn't look crowded here but I'm selecting the pictures that show off the beach best. White smooth sand, clear warm water, and sea turtles! What fun! I tried to convince Andrew to let me bury him but he talked me out of it because I lacked a shovel. Lame. We swam, stared at some sea turtles, then wrote our name in the sand . . . then did it again . . . and again . . . and again. (Because the water kept washing it away.) We finally caught this photo below.

Beach #2: Kuki'o Beach

A cool looking name I'm sure. However, it actually means to stand and defecate. Honestly, I have no idea why that it's called that. It was beautiful, maybe a few too many rocks, but we sat behind this tree and were pretty secluded. Here we actually got to swim with a sea turtle for a long way. It was interesting snorkeling because although we could touch the bottom, we couldn't put our feet down because of how many sea urchins there were. Before we left, I took the shells I had collected from the sand and created a heart for Andrew. Naturally, he took a picture of it. :)

Beach #3: Makalawena Beach

Honestly, this was probably my favorite beach. 1st: there was a fun drive down - long and bumpy on lava rock. The road was so nasty, we kept passing people who decided to park and walk the rest of the way. Psh. Sissies. Although the shade was covered by pokey balls and pine needles (right pine needles in Hawaii?) the sand itself was the softest and whitest I had ever seen. There was a little pool of water created by lava rock with about a foot of crystal clear water. We also saw sea turtles here but the water was so full of sand it was hard to take pictures as we swam with it.

The drive home:

This is a beautiful sunset Andrew caught on the trip home.

All in all, a beautiful wonderful sunburny day on the beach.