Day 2 of Kona’s beach adventure, we headed down to the beach right after breakfas,t to find it empty. Kona couldn’t believe that even though we are surrounded by millions of people, we were the only ones on this huge beach…what awesome luck! We explored caves and tide pools, and the boys decided to a …
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Camp Kona- Part 1
This weekend we decided to take a mini-staycation and go camping at a local beach in Malibu. We arrived early and set up base camp in the campground, nestled in a canyon across from the beach. There were a gazillion, okay, a lot of chipmunks surrounding the camp waiting to steal some unsuspecting campers dinner …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 3
After a chilly but snug night camping we woke to find our tent with a coating of snow. After a quick breakfast and packing up it was time to hike. Our destination was the Red Rock District in Coconino National Forest just north of Sedona. This area has beautiful red rock formations along Oak Creek …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 2
Up early, we hit the road to explore Desert Drive in Grand Canyon National Park. On the way, we visited the Tusayan Ruins and ended our park visit at Desert View, the last lookout of the canyon (or first depending on how you enter the park.) Here we visited the Watchtower, designed by architect Mary …