Day three - Heritage Trail hike Kauai

Hi everyone!!! Aloha from Kauai!!! I hope everyone is well!!

Today we had a day without any plans so we decided to go for a hike along the Kauai shoreline. We saw online that there was a trail called the Heritage Trail that runs from Shipwreck Beach (1 mile walk from our house) to Punahua Point.

The walk starts at the point where the kids jump off into the sea.  He is as close as we would get to the sea. Here is the whole gang.

Here is me and my mother!!!


Video of the most beautiful spot on the trail in my humble opinion HERE

Another great selfie with a glorious view!!!


Along the way we encountered this beautiful pond!!





Beautiful scenery with beautiful people!


BFFs




Here is a short video that will give you an idea about how amazing the view was...

Video HERE...



At the end of the trail we came to a cave (that was closed) and this sanctuary  A wonderful lady rescues turtles that have grown too big for homes and cares them while using them to control weeds and non-native plants that are overtaking the area.


This is Maurice...


This is the end of the hike. A beautiful beach that is home to monk seals and sea turtles. So pretty!!!!

The whole hike was supposed to be 3.7 miles but the total hike from from door to the end and home was

10.5 miles so my legs are shot for the day. It was a ton of up and down rock edges and sand. The views were totally worth it but I am beat!!!

If you ever get the chance the hike heritage trail in Kauai....I highly recommend it!!!! Amazing views you will not see from below!!!

A Little Sports, A Little Hike and A Lot Of Love

I had to honor of traveling to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to spend time with the youngest of my nieces and nephews! My family is amazingly close and I love that! My niece had a soccer tournament and we all went to watch that! Along with soccer we also got to see many exciting games of baseball and softball!

Here is my nephew at his baseball game running to be safe on first base!

And my niece at her softball practice...gotta love the hot pink shorts and bat! What you can't see is that her bag has a hot pink Nike stripe! TOTAL coordination for this Diva!

Here is the main reason we were there to watch! My niece playing goalie at her soccer tournament!

And - as if there were any doubt - her team won the WHOLE kit-an-caboodle!!!! Yea~~~!

This is just one of MANY hilarious pictures I find on my phone after a trip to Columbus! Love these kids!

We decided on a family hike for Sunday with my brothers family and my parents. We hiked a trail at Highbanks Park called Overlook Trail - when you get to overlook on the trail, you can see a bald eagles nest! Majorly cool! Here is me leaning over a bridge railing so you can see how high up we were along the hike! LOL!

At the overlook, without binoculars, here is the view. I circled the nest in the picture below. Note to self - next hike take binoculars! HA HA  - Here is a link to the Camera they have pointed on the nest from the overlook!

It was mothers day so it was very fitting that I got a good photo with my Mommy!! I have the best Mom ever - LOVE her soo much!!!!

Here is my brother and his adorable family - minus his little boy - he was probably hanging on Poppy!

And lastly, a little snippet of my and my sister-in-law and niece!

We had a great weekend and I am so grateful for my family! They are and always will be my favorite people! I am sooooo blessed!