Rudel Family

WIPEOUT! The Surf Lessons

Before going to take surfing lessons, we went to Aloha Stadium for the great deals at the swap meet. 7 t-shirts for $20, good deal.

The kids and Jay wanted to take surf lessons, so on our 1st day back off of the ship we scheduled a lesson with Albert.

All 3 really enjoyed the experience and wanted to do more. However, the wind and surf would not allow them to get back in the water the rest of the trip.

Jay getting up on the board!

Nothing like it in the world when you catch the power of the wave!

whoaa!!!!!!!!!

And the end result!

They all did much better than the pictures suggest and were able to get up most of the time! We'll have to try it again soon.

Natalie and Sydney with HULA Lessons!

Natalie and Sydney tried to immerse themselves in the Hawaiian Culture with some hula dancing and lei making lessons.They even know how to say the name of the state fish, humu humu nuku nuku apua'a.

Opeakaa Falls, Kauai

These are really the only falls that we experienced because it had been so dry in the islands.

Wailuea River near Kaapa

Downtown Kona

We loved Kona!

The Pride of America Cruise Ship!

Picture was taken from the home of the former governor of the Big Island.

Downtown Kona was cute and fun to walk around.

Kona Diving!

This was the best day of diving ever! Swam with dolphins. Chummed around for 15 minutes with a giant Manta Ray named Chloe. There were huge eels. Saw frog fish.

Dolphin fins coming out of the water.

Kicking back getting ready to dive.

Laure and Danny were terrific guides, cooks, and scuba partners!

Turtle coming back from the dive.

I don't know where I'm a gonna go when the volcano blows THE BIG ISLAND

It is not everyday that you get an opportunity to walk through the calderas of a volcano. Volcano National Park was a blast! A lot of hiking and tired kids...and moms and dads.