Veteran's Day meant a day in the middle of the week with Sean home instead of at school. We decided to take advantage! I ran a 3 miles in the direction of Kaumana Caves, then Sean and the boys picked me up on our way. We met up with Brigham and Truman (the boys friends here) and had them come with us. It was fun to have them tagging along!
Kaumana Caves are here in Hilo only about 15 minutes from our house. The lava tube was created from lava flow from Mauna Loa in 1881. It was dark and wet, but it was so cool
Despite head lamps and long sleeves, Mavi wasn't digging it. We only made it about 100 yards in before he was done, so him and I turned around and waited at the top for the crew. Sean took the boys all in and they had so much fun exploring. There were times when there was a small creek running along the bottom, then it would disappear, only to resurface a bit later. There was water dripping on us from the tree roots that had grown through the top of the tube, and there were so many different types of rocks and textures. Nature is so cool!
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| Descending the stairs into the skylight of the cave |
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| Looking back out the skylight. |
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| Tree roots hanging through the top of the tube. |
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| Mavi waiting for his brothers to come back |
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| We were playing with the headlamp and he spontaneously turned and kissed me. I got my camera ready in case he did it again, and he did! I sure do love this boy! |
After we were done at the caves, we had a little bit of daylight left so we rushed home, grabbed our swimming gear and headed to the beach. We are so incredibly blessed to live where we live, and I hope we never take it for granted!
We are so very grateful for the Veterans that have served our country. We are grateful for their sacrifice, and the sacrifices of their families. We are so blessed to live in a country where freedom is ours, and we recognize that this didn't come free.
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