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Raquel
Fruit Stands, Heck Yeah!
I love fruit stands! We found them along the sides of the road in Southern Hawaii. They were selling pineapples, coconuts, bananas, apple bananas, dragon-fruit, passion fruit, lychees, and mangoes.…
Punalu’u & Sea Turtles
This beach is called Black Sand Beach, Punalu’u, or Turtle Beach for it’s commonly seen sea turtles. I was excited to collect some black sand, my mom was excited to…
Volcano Hoo Ha Ha!
Exploring around the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island was better than we expected so we went there twice! It was a couple hour drive from our rented…
Attacked by Fire Ants in Hawaii
I have been stung by 5 hornets at once, received dozens of mosquito bites in a day, and stood on ant ant hill once, but I have NEVER been attacked…
Akaka Falls & Cliff Jumping at Rainbow Falls
Akaka Falls is a popular destination for tourists visiting Hawaii. It consists of a walkway among thick foilage that circles to a lookout point with a view of Akaka Falls.…
Green Sand Beach, One of Four in the World
As a sand collector, once I learned of this beach, it was on my must do list. It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world. The…
Secret Waipio Flumes
The Waipio flumes are old man-made water runoffs that to people like us, serve as very fun water-slides! Three words come to mind when I think of our adventure to the…
Prickly Pear Margarita
I know this is a travel blog but I wanted to write about a prickly pear margarita! After our recent hike in Zion we decided to stop somewhere to eat…
