We took our first family vacation to Oahu for a week in May. We had a great time! Most of our days were spent watching the sunrise in the mornings while Riley took her first nap (since Riley woke up at 3-3:30am every morning), a morning sightseeing outing, an afternoon nap for all of us or Riley would nap in the car, relaxing on the beach in the afternoon, then watching the sun set on our lanai after Riley went to bed.
Riley loved playing in the sand on the beach and wading in the water. She didn't swim in the ocean though since the waves were a bit strong for our comfort level and she didn't have a life vest. She had a very hard time with the time change. No matter how late we put her to bed, she still woke every morning at 3-3:30am. She napped well for the first part of the trip, but by the end of the trip she didn't nap easily which led to a cranky baby.
For this trip, we decided to go with the flow and spend more time at the beach than doing sightseeing. We stayed on the Northshore and took outings to:
Riley loved playing in the sand on the beach and wading in the water. She didn't swim in the ocean though since the waves were a bit strong for our comfort level and she didn't have a life vest. She had a very hard time with the time change. No matter how late we put her to bed, she still woke every morning at 3-3:30am. She napped well for the first part of the trip, but by the end of the trip she didn't nap easily which led to a cranky baby.
For this trip, we decided to go with the flow and spend more time at the beach than doing sightseeing. We stayed on the Northshore and took outings to:
- The Dole Plantation, where we went on a train ride. Thought Riley would like the train, but didn't seem that interested and instead wanted to move around rather than sit on the train. It was an interesting ride!
- Waikiki where we took a quick walk down the strip to see the beach, then ate lunch outside at Duke's restaurant. On the car ride home, we drove around the southern part of the island while Riley napped in the car.
- Valley of the Temples, which was this amazing Japanese temple. We ate lunch at a beach park, then drove along the east coast of the island while Riley napped in the car.
- Drove along the northshore and stopped for a quick swim at Turtle Bay Resort.
- Pearl Harbor. We just walked around the visitors center and did a quick walk through the museum. Since Riley is walking now, she will only sit in the stroller for short periods of time, so we didn't take any of the tours to the Pearl Harbor sites. Afterwards we went to the swap meet that was huge! It wrapped around their stadium and was filled with vendors selling Hawaiian souvenirs. We picked a cute dress for Riley (the red and white dress below).
Valley of the Temples...
Napping in the car...
Getting tired of me taking pictures of her...
Waikiki...
Playing at the beach...
Looking at a little gecko...
The beach outside our condo...
Our condo was right on the beach so we watched amazing sunsets from our lanai...
Waikiki...
Playing at the beach...
Looking at a little gecko...
The beach outside our condo...
Our condo was right on the beach so we watched amazing sunsets from our lanai...
