Snorkeling and Waterfalls

At the advice of my sister, we made a trip up the coast to Honolua Bay for more snorkeling, and it was well worth it. This protected marine preserve was full of colorful fish! I wish we'd had an underwater camera here. 

While our snorkel cruise was a great day out, the snorkeling here was actually better, because we were so much closer to the fish. Violet, especially, had the best time. We had to call her out of the water when it was time to leave!

The bay was secluded from the road, with a little wooded forest area to walk through. No real parking lot, just roadside parking. 

Chickens, roosters and chicks were wandering around, like so much of the islands. We loved it!

So many shades of green!
 

On Monday, we drove up to Twin Falls, near the start of the famed "Road to Hana." We chose to NOT do the Hana drive, because we'd heard it's beautiful but not for a family like ours with carsick-prone members.

But, we'd heard that Twin Falls was worth the trip, and it didn't disappoint. There were three different falls, and we saw them all. The water was refreshing fresh water, a little too cool for me to get into! But Stace was game, naturally.

Bamboo forest, with Stace playing his own kind of percussion.

Stace loved this random VW bus off to the side, as we walked to the furthest waterfall.

After Twin Falls, we stopped for a snack (and new flip flops to replace Violet's, which had broken) in the fabulous beach town of Paia. We enjoyed delicious shave ice and a poke bowl, and loved the vibe as we walked up and down the streets hunting for new shoes.