Thurber Hawaii Trip: Day 6, Part 1, Byodo In Temple and Kailua Beach

Monday July 18, 2022

I woke up around 6am again. I went down to the lava rocks hoping to see more sea turtles, but no luck other than a couple of dead crabs, which I plucked off the rocks and gave to Calvin to look at. I made pancakes for everyone for breakfast. I guess I was the unofficial breakfast-maker for the trip.

Then we got our swimsuits on and got in the van to drive an hour or so to the Byodo-In temple. The temple was pretty, I think everyone liked it. The kids had fun ringing the bell and looking in the koi pond.

It looks like Lisa and Allyiah lit some incense for the Buddha.

Everyone took a turn ringing the bell.

Since we didn't get to see the eastern side of the island, we drove up the east coast to Kualoa Ranch. Everyone got out of the van for a while and walked around the gift shop; some people had to use the bathroom again. Next, we drove to Kailua beach for a brief swim. We always forget to take pictures at Kailua Beach because we have so much fun there!

These kids are a lot bigger than they were the last time they visited Kualoa Ranch.