Maui 2014 - Surfs Up

We woke at our normal pre-sunrise time and after everyone was back from their morning walk on the beach we drove to see Sean and Kennedy take a surfing lesson. This was Sean's 2nd lesson since he and Kerry did it last year. I took pictures the previous time but with just the normal lens on my camera I couldn't zoom in very far. This time I had a zoom lens which made for much better resolution.

Sean was as good as he was last year, getting up after just a few tries. His wipe outs weren't nearly as exciting as Kerry's were since he always seemed to fall off backwards. Kennedy was a natural. On one of her first tries she rode the wave in farther than any of the adults. We were worried it would take her the whole lesson just to get back out to catch the next wave but with the shallow water she was able to walk most of the way.

I stayed for a few sets and then walked back to the condo to meet Kerry and the kids. We were heading down to the local beach with the same family we met up with yesterday. Carter had indicated that he "didn't want to play with that guy" referring to Jackson, one of the twin 5 year old's. I figured they needed something to bond over so I started building a volcano in the sand. Just close enough that the bigger waves would fill the trench around it. Before long, both families of kids were working to make the trench big enough so that it was ready for the next big wave.

We also spent some time building Carter's hot tub. he wanted to dig until we could find the lava. Not quite that deep but we did find the ocean. It was very windy and we'd been out in the sun for a while so we went back to the condo for lunch by the pool. We finished off a great visit with another trip for shaved ice. By this time of course, Carter and Jackson were inseparable. I guess in the end he didn't mind playing with "that guy".

Kerry had to go to back to the Hula Grill in the afternoon to pick up her credit card since she'd left it there the day before and didn't realize until she went grocery shopping. It's not a quick trip so she was gone a couple of hours. Just before she got back, the Dukes showed up for dinner and we finished the day watching Grey's anatomy. A busy but fun day.