Kauai - Tunnels

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The one day we decided to go out and about, we headed to the North Shore to a famous beach called Tunnels.  Apparently, it has the best snorkeling on the island.  if that’s true — the snorkeling on the island is about the worst I have ever seen.  It was bad, and certainly not worth the drive, but we had fun hanging out!
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What a little dude.
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Every time I asked who Scout’s favorite cousin was, he always said Grant.  These two had a blast together.  But I will have to say that Scout spent even more time with Covey than Grant, so I was surprised that Covey wasn’t mentioned.
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Ickity Dickity Dock was always so game for everything.  The sand at Tunnels was boiling, and you never heard a peep from her.
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This boy ventured into the water with his cousins.  He would always be so proud of himself after he either held a sand crab, or went into the ocean.  I was proud of him too.

Kauai - Kipu Falls

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Twenty minutes from our hotel was what the big boys called the highlight of their trip.  Kipu Falls had cliff jumping, a huge rope swing and a perfectly deep and round lagoon at the bottom.
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You first had to hike in through an overgrown trail.
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Look at the cousins holding hands.  Jake is so nice!
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Here is Ryan climbing stupid high to get a really long jump!
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Sissy is just taking it all in.
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Micah joined in with some locals to do a triple jump.
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Here is a graceful landing by Seth.
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Micah found a boogie board to help the kids swim against the current after they jumped in.
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The most impressive moment — when Scout jumped!  He did it totally on his own from about a 10 ft+ cliff.  Look at that proud dad!
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I started to show Icka where Scout had jumped, and told her she could do it too.
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Then Ryan and I started plotting.
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And with a little assistance — Icka was on her way down.
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Post assisted jump.
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She had a little glare for Ryan and me.
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But was excited to meet up with Scout — the brave and big brother.
I’ll admit that Kipu falls was really fun.  The big boys went back a second time.  But it took us a while to get warmed up — did I mention that someone had died there a week earlier?  From the same tree that Ryan climbed.  I told you it was stupid high!