January 10, 2011

Lighthouse Hike

First things first...Emily is back on the field this season!  She (as girly as she is) is a tiger on the field.  They don't do red cards at this age in the league but they might want to reconsider ;) 


After only one practice they had their first game on Saturday and the "Glitter Rays" slayed the "Pink Butterflies".  I know, I know, but that's how 6 yr old girls roll


Luckily our neighbor and Bff's mom is our coach so our practices are right here in our housing area!  We didn't keep score of the game but it was lots to zero and Emily scored her fair share of the lots


Daddy was back to the airport on Sunday so instead of retail therapy (which after Christmas and birthdays must come to an end for a bit so my Visa card can stop smoking) we went on a hike to the lighthouse.


It was a gloriously clear day and we had a nice breeze to combat some of the heat.  It was still a pretty good trek for little feet all the way to the top. About 1.5 miles or so.  


We did a lot of whale watching on our way up.  They were pretty active - saw a bunch of blows and a few groups jumping around and breaching.




I didn't try too hard to get any whale shots, they never come out as impressive as just watching but that white blip in the center is one I happened to catch just as he went back under.  If you look real hard you can see Molokai and Lanai (two other islands) in the distance.


Our spouses hiking group is supposed to do this hike on Thursday and go down to swim in these tide pools.  Not sure how you get down there but it looked so refreshing!



We made it!!






Going down is the sweetest part :)
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