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Kahana, Maui
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We spent the first two days solid at the beach.
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The bigger the waves, the more fun was had by all!
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Tyrian's inner-wave shot.
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Sunset, Day 2.
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Allyndreth awoke on her birthday to a full rainbow off our front deck.
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And the sea turtles were frolicking in the ocean below.
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Allyndreth's birthday request was to spend as much time at the beach as possible. We managed 7 hours.
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Birthday burying!
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Birthday flooding.
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Birthday sand creature.
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Birthday hugging.
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"Ahhhhhh, this is the life...."
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Evya's first boogie boarding experience.
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Birthday dinner at Lahaina Fish Co.
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Tuna poke tacos. Birthday bliss.
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Morning, Day 4. Breakfast smoothies.
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The neighbors we found snorkeling a few feet off the beach at the Outrigger Royal Kahana.
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The Nakalele Blowhole.
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Windiest place we have ever been. Christina held on tight to Evya.
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One of the starkest landscapes we've ever seen as well.
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But Nakalele Point had beautiful views of unsullied coastline.
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Really, really windy, though.
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A labyrinth of coral above Nakalele Point
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Wandering into the jungle toward Honolua Bay.
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We found the BEST waves at Mokuleia Beach.....
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....which the surfers call "Slaughterhouse Beach."
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Sunset, Day 4.
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A morning snorkel at Wahikuli Beach....
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...where we met a friend.
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Tidepooling yielded some crabs, teeny fish and interesting mollusks.
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After a week of watching our turtle friends from our deck, and swimming a few feet away from them off our beach, one turtle decided to come to land to see us on the last day.
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For high tide on our last full day, we found ourselves back at Slaughterhouse Beach.
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Aloha, Hawaii.
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'Til we meet again.
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