This was actually one of the first adventures we had last week. Sharks Cove was a neat spot on the north shore with tide pools and little pockets of water protected from the bigger waves. We explored, played and I got to snorkel for the first time too. It was very cool, like a completely different world under the water! Andy got some fun video on his gopro I’ll have to share once he uploads it. We timed it really well (mommy IS a planner…) and waves for high tide started coming in and filling up the pools by the time we were done exploring.

This is grumpy Cassidy being a grump. True to “three-nager” status one minute she’s a bubbly delight of squishy happiness. The other she’s scowling at Ben, ignoring grandpa and screaming that she doesn’t like the snack you gave her. Just so you don’t think it’s all rainbows and unicorns over here ;-) We love her anyway.

After the cove we headed to Green World Coffee. Actually, we’ve stopped two more times as we’ve passed it on other outings. Andy hit the coffee sample bar pretty hard and the kids enjoyed their shaved ice. It’s a neat spot!

There have been a few waves that scared them and some scraped knees and blood (or “blub” as the kids call it). We’ve had to explain that sometimes bandaids are part of the adventure!

We did the tourist “thing” and visited the Dole Plantation. We walked around the grounds and saw all sorts of beautiful plants and flowers too. It’s like God was trying to show off with all of the strangely wonderful looking vegetation. We also took a tour on the Pineapple Express and got to see the pineapple fields and different crops harvested in the area. Of course we all tried the dole whip afterwards, mmm!