We slept in a bit yesterday after our jam packed day of snorkeling and luau. The kids were scheduled for a surfing lesson mid morning so we headed out to watch. My boys, along with their cousins, M, B1, and B2, and my brother all toook a lesson from Ino at Maui Wave Riders. The lesson began in the park above the beach where they learned to techniques of paddling and standing up on their boards. A was not scheduled for a lesson but Ino didn't mind that she put her boogie board down and participated anyway. Next they learned to carry their boards dwn to the beach and into the surf. Ino accompanied them and they waded out to a good spot. Eveyone did pretty ngood but N turned out to be the surfing star of the day. He managed to rise up, do the switch, and ride his board all the way in several times. Now, in case you're picturing giant Hawaii waves, these weren't. The waves were gentle yesterday. We will be visiting the North Shore when we go to Oahu where we're told we'll see those legendary Hawaiin waves. I've already told J and N they will NOT be attemtping to surf those waves! At the end of the lesson Kyle, also from Maui Wave riders, went out on a board with a camera and took awesome shots of the kids as they surfed. He gave us an excellent deal on two cds with all the images he took. You'll have to wait til I'm back home where my comouter has a cd drive to see those. In the meantime, here are a few shots that I took.
J riding a wave in.
N the surfing star.
Cousin M
The group with their awesome instructor, Ino.The kids loved the surfing lesson. If you're ever on Maui and interested in a lesson, Maui Wave Riders was awesome. The kids learned a ton and Ino and Kyle were great.
After the surfing lesson and lunch, we headed out to tour the island some. Our first stop was Iao Valley State Park. We saw some beautiful scenery as we climbed up and down the paved pathways.
Next we set out to find a waterfall my brother had read about. By that point in the day, everyone was getting a bit tired and cranky. We were sniping at each other a bit and tempers were starting to flare. We pulled over at a scenic lookout spot to regroup and try and figure out where the waterfall was. We didn't find the waterfall, but we found this instead. It went a long way towards soothing everyone and restoring peace and harmony to the day.
Awe inspiring, isn't it? The kids climbed all over the rocks and for once I wasn't a nervous nellie and let them have fun.
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