When we made the decision to travel to Hawai'i a couple months ago, everyone told us that three months was the best time for children to travel. Nonetheless, we were a bit nervous, especially since Nate had never been more than about twenty miles from home. But he was a complete superstar during the whole trip. He had some good floor time at the LAX airport, and then tucked into our laps for the six-hour flight, sleeping for about half of it. We walked through the cabin, and at one point, I turned around and looked back through the cabin to see about twenty smiling faces directed our way. "What an adorable baby," I congratulated myself. Then I realized I was standing right under the television. Oh well. At least he wasn't crying. We had our first ever diaper-change in an airline bathroom (NOT recommended), then our second ever change in an airline bathroom about five minutes later (slightly better). Nate had a bit of trouble with jet lag on that first day, but all in all, it was an astounding success, and we were once again reminded that we just might have the best baby in the world. Not that we're biased. Pictures of Nate to follow. This first installment, however, is dedicated to Kahalu'u Beach, an easily accessible site from Kona, where we're staying. It's one of the most popular snorkel sites in the world, and you can see why below.
There's really only one way to start an account of snorkeling in Hawai'i, and that's with a shot of the state fish, the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a.
Ornate Butterfly
Orangespine Surgeonfish
Moorish Idol
Idol and Ornate Wrasse
Spotted Grouper
In the background (hiding between the two pieces of coral) is a Bullhead Parrotfish
These yellow tang were playing hide-and-seek around this rock.
If we all lived in a yellow submarine, it might look like this.
If you look carefully you can see a Coronetfish right near the surface.
Ornate Wrasse
Raccoon Butterfly
Two types of urchin
And one Honu, or Green Sea Turtle, which was nice enough to let me follow it for about 20 minutes. See the video below.
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