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Kauai : Top 5 Things to See and Do

Kauai (aka the Garden Island) is the oldest island out of the whole Hawaiian chain. The island is lush and exotic. Kauai does not have any active volcanoes and is the best island (in my opinion). We gave some recommendations for the Big Island (here), so now we are ready to give you our recommendationsContinue reading “Kauai : Top 5 Things to See and Do”

Road Trip from Hell – Part 2

Thank you for joining us for Part 2 of our terrifying trip to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. If you haven’t read Part 1, you can find it by clicking here. Enjoy. A few hours had already passed by this time. Finally, I got a hold of a nice tow guy who couldn’t towContinue reading “Road Trip from Hell – Part 2”

Na Pali Coast Boat Tour

You can’t hear about Kauai and NOT also hear about the Na Pali Coast. This jaw dropping north side of Kauai can only be reached by boat, helicopter or on foot. Many movies have been filmed on Kauai from Jurassic Park to Pirates of the Caribbean. When (not if) you go to Kauai, you MUSTContinue reading “Na Pali Coast Boat Tour”

Big Island – Manta Ray Tour

*Sadly, this post is void of any pictures from our tour. I only took the one because it was dark and we were all in the water together.* We did the night snorkel with manta rays. It was super fun, but kind of scary. I do not like swimming where you can’t see anything belowContinue reading “Big Island – Manta Ray Tour”

Helicopter Tour on the Big Island

Last minute, we decided to surprise the kids with a helicopter tour. I have always been fascinated by volcanoes, so flying over one was right up my alley. Who says that they want to be a volcanologist when they are 9 years old…this girl! That day, we had to wake up early and go toContinue reading “Helicopter Tour on the Big Island”

Our Adventure to South Point – Green Sand Beach (Papakōlea)

Green sand beach, also known as Papakolea, was formed thousands of years ago and gets it’s green color from olivine crystals that mix in with the sand. No, it is not green like grass. The sand has almost a yellow, brownish green hue. But not only is it cool to say you have been toContinue reading “Our Adventure to South Point – Green Sand Beach (Papakōlea)”

Our Big Island Vacation – Hawaii

Aloha from Hawaii! We finally got started traveling again. As many of you know, we had to return to Austin, Texas (our homebase) to have baby Huxton, so we had to quit traveling for a few months with plans to start again when things settled down. We had been planning to go to Hawaii forContinue reading “Our Big Island Vacation – Hawaii”

How Do We Keep Up with “Normal” Life Things

Doctor appointments, dentist appointments, and car repairs oh my! If we are traveling all the time, how the heck do we keep up with “normal” life while on the road? Well, the short version is we schedule everything when we return (for the most part). Having four kids means we have quite a few doctorContinue reading “How Do We Keep Up with “Normal” Life Things”

When Traveling Gets Hard

We have been in our RV for seven months now. A couple of months we were in Austin but from October to January we were on the road. That is Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all on the road. That is also time away from family and friends. Has it been hard? Yes. But,Continue reading “When Traveling Gets Hard”

Travel Days – What We Take/Do

When you have a few kids and you travel often on the road, you can’t stop every hour to eat, use the restroom, etc. You would be broke and a 3-4 hour trip would take 6-7 hours. Believe me, we started our RV journey not really being prepared on travel days. I remember our firstContinue reading “Travel Days – What We Take/Do”