Sackett/Pasquale - Week 2 - Molly and Thanksgiving

Molly caught up with her family for the middle week of their visit.

Hanging on the beach at Lanikai.


This seahorse was floating in the water at Lanikai Beach. We could not tell for sure if it was alive or not...either way it was pretty cool and a rare site.


Sage and Jacqui at Aikahi Playground.


We rented sea kayaks for a day and paddled to Flat Island and the Mokolua Islands. It was a gorgeous day and everyone did a great job pulling their own weight in the paddling!

It is seabird nesting season. We saw lots of shearwaters on both of the islands that we visited.

We explored the perimeter of Flat Island and found lots of crevices to explore.








We ate lunch and spent some time sunbathing on the left Mokulua Island, before we attempted to circumnavigate it.


We made it about two-thirds of the way around before we were turned back by the tides!

Hanging out with Hawai'i and Massachusetts friends.



Gabbi and Jacqui had a hip-hop performance (along with our friend Zoe)

Jacqui with her reverse coffee grinder.

Gabbi with her cool shades.

On Thanksgiving morning, we hiked the Old Pali Highway. It is a nice hike with great views and we have found avocados on the hike in the past.

This time we hit the jackpot with a load of papayas, a bunch of bananas (totaling about 40), and some avocados.

The hike follows the original Pali Highway that ran from the windward side of the island over to Honolulu. Much of the hike is paved.

Climbing for papayas...

For Thanksgiving dinner, Khris, Bruce , Zoe, and Cristoff hosted us for a potluck with about 7 families. It was a great way to spend the holiday, so far from home...