Day 26 of 30

Spent the morning at the beach...

Had lunch...

Chilled out...

Swam in there...

Watched people jump off the cliff...


And came home to this letter in the mail:

Yay!!! I got the job! Don't know yet when I start, but I'm just so excited!
It's with Early Head Start and the program is at a high school in Kona, and serves the girls at the school who have babies. They range in age from infant-toddler and there are only eight of them with one lead teacher, one caregiver (me) and two assistant teachers. Amazing ratio!! I can't wait to start and be with some beautiful Hawaiian babies :)

Pololu Beach and Valley

Da Beach...

Hello! We are here! We haven't fallen off the edge! ;) We are doing well, and having fun. The car has so far been trustworthy. We're believing it's a good one! Michael just had the last two days off (Tuesday and Wednesday) after working six days in a row, so we had a little weekend in the middle of the week. It was nice to be able to just chill together.

We have found a favorite beach to visit, and I wanted to post some pictures of it. It's called Waialea Bay, but the locals call it Beach 69 because it used to be right at the number 69 telephone poll...it's not anymore, but you know, old habits die hard. Anyway, it's a small beach with lots of shade from funny curved trees and not a ton of people. It is a pretty quiet beach and so relaxing. We just love to go there in the morning before Michael has to work (he always works the closing shift) or for a longer time on his days off...sooo fun! Enjoy the views!

North Kohala

North Kohala is the northernmost district of Hawaii...we live in South Kohala. These are some pictures we took while driving around the area...

Hapuna Beach

Hapuna Beach is said to be one of the best beaches in the United States. In fact some travel magazines, including Conde Nast Traveler, have often named it the best beach in the nation. One of our guide books had several positive things to say about it… “Close your eyes and picture a perfect beach…there's a good chance you'll see Hapuna in your mind’s eye.” “The best beach to go frolicking in.” “Half a mile long and 200 feet wide.” "...Excellent swimming conditions...and gorgeous scenery." How could we pass that up? So Friday (March 28th) we headed over, and it was, indeed, amazing! There were quite a lot of people there, but still plenty of room to find our own space in the sand. We went right into the ocean; well, I went a little slowly; and not five minutes into it, a sea turtle swam right by us! We stayed for over an hour, and the time went by so fast. It was amazing, and we can’t wait to go back!