Miss Adelaide did a great job representing for one of our favorite blog spots: goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/the-notte-family-represents-in-hawaii/
Rarely a day went by that we weren't checking out what was happening at home. It may sound trite, but I'm putting it out there anyway...
There are many beautiful places in this country, but none so lovely as our fair city and the surrounding Cape Ann.
And so ends our fantastic CA - HI adventure! Until the next one...
Geez! These east coast birds of ours just don't sleep in, do they?? Still, it's good to hear them and to sleep in our own beds.
Now that we're home it's time for the at-home summer adventures to begin. We have some tough decisions in front us-- such as what beach are we in the mood for today??! Or what favorite haunt shall we go frolicking at?? We hope to see many of you and share the adventure!
Another wonderful day in San Francisco! We saw this beautiful tile mosaic sea serpent keeping watch at Children's Playground at Golden Gate Park. We spent the entire day at the park-- playing, people watching, pedal boating, enjoying music and just generally having a great time. We saw fireworks sitting on the beach beneath Ghiradelli Square complete with smiley faces and heart firworks--really!!! We all missed the home show at Stage Fort Park though and "oohing" with the Boucher Family. Happy 4th all!! See you soon.
For those of you to whom we promised coconuts-- sorry! It's not happening. The local postmaster had a gazillion rules and the alternative was a kitschy $40 a pop variety from a gift shop. We really tried!! We're heading back to the mainland now...
Score: Pacific Ocean 2, Notte's 0
Well, we're still trying! We had a great day at Hapuna Beach. We had sea turtles swimming past us as we boogie boarded in WARM ocean water. We had the monthly tsunami siren test at 11:45--we were in the know on this one thanks to our visit to the Pacific Tsunami Museum! And we had another herculean effort to stop the tide. We're at the Kona Brewing Company--a hot spot and a long wait. The Growler take out at the entrance looks very tempting. If only we had more time!
Luau!! Today we had one of those totally difficult vacation days. You know the ones--three different pools to choose from, reclining in the hammock, Mai Tais in the lounge chair....you get the picture. We took one for the kids today and it was a real hardship, let me tell you. We purchased a day pass for the Waikoloa Hilton. As far as we could see, this is the Hawaiian Disney. It was quite the resort experience.
We all tried paddleboarding today. (Hear that Wendy??!! No yoga available though!) It was a lot of fun. We saw loads of sea turtles in this protected lagoon. Thank you for this experience Nana. The kids loved it--and when we got a turn the adults did too!
Supreme Shaved Ice! Shaved ice on bottom, choice of ice cream next and then topped with more shaved ice with your choice of flavor. Oh my! We're just going by the big slurps and excited declarations (If I ever open an ice cream place, I'm going to serve this!!) that this is good stuff.
Today we kayaked across Kealakekua Bay to a protected cove near the Captain Cook monument. We paddled across with spinner dolphins swimming along. Then we snorkeled through the reef. Thanks Gitta and Gabor! Masks and snorkels worked great and it was a memorable outing!
Leaving you with the last shaved ice quote: "This stuff is tasty! "
