Mahalo Hawaii! We had a great time!

We continued packing in the fun right down to the end.  We had the best time and made so many memories.  Mahalo (thank you) Hawaii for sharing your beauty.  

After the merman tail, Lily Grace thought they could take on an even bigger build so she and Matt set about building a sea turtle.  

I have to say, it turned out really cool.  Now to be honest, Lily Grace did most of the build.  People passing by were really impressed with how it turned out. 

Matt ended up doing this midway through building the sea turtle.  

So I helped LG finish the detailing and we claimed credit.  

Once Matt woke from his nap, he snorkeled out pretty far and got these cool underwater pics. 

On our last night we walked down to the famous Black Rock to sit on the beach and watch the cliff diving ceremony.  Each night right before sunrise, the conch shell is blown, the torches are lit and the cliff diver takes the leap off of Black Rock at sunset signaling the end of the day. It's a ceremony that has take place for years.  Ceremonial Hawaiian music plays, there's a hula dancer and the story is told of how it came to be.  It was really fun to watch.  Afterwards we sat and soaked in the last bit of sunlight watching the sailboats glide by and Gracie get her feet wet one last time.

Climbing the rocks to light the torches along the cliff.

Cliff Diving

We enjoyed one last breakfast outdoors on the beach at Dukes before leaving for the airport.

We had amazing weather our entire stay.  It rained early the morning of our departure.