Hunter was away at camp this week, so Ashley and I went with a friend to hike up the Koko crater. My nephew, Ian, had sent us a Flat Stanley, so the little guy hitched a ride to the top too. It's 1,048 steps to the top of the crater with a 1200 ft. elevation. The "stairs" are actually old railway tracks that were used during the WWII era. Soldiers would sit in a cart and ride to the top to work their shift at the radar installation. Ashley was having some issues because the hike was pretty demanding, but she made it! When we finally reached the summit, it was a gorgeous 360 view. On the way down my friend Michelle and I almost slipped, but ashley did fall a few steps on her butt. It left her with a few scrapes and a rock in her leg but she was brave. After we reached the bottom we went to Kona's Brewing Company and had lunch at the marina. So it was a packed day filled with excitement.
The beautiful bay in the background is the famous Hanauma Bay.
We took a break from the drive out to Kaena point to watch the kite surfers- super cool to watch them all; there were at least 20 out this day!
So, we've been very busy lately with Ashley's water polo and swimming and Hunter's soccer, but we made time to hang out with some friends. We went for a beautiful sunset picnic up on Kolekole pass. It was very relaxing. Hunter had bought some colored smoke bombs so we lit them up. All the kids went crazy over them. Hunter kept thinking a military helicopter would spot them and call him in to the MP's!
