We made a run to Costco for supplies and a quick lunch, then returned with the mission to find a better (safer) beach. It took a while of driving around Kailua, but we eventually found a spot suggested by one of the locals called "The Queen's Bath". It was tucked away and not easy to find, but worth the trip. The water was much calmer.
(Note Tor's scrape on his leg that he got climbing the lava rocks ... he liked telling everyone that it was a shark bite.)
Of course, as soon as we returned to the house, the kids got right back in the pool, this time joined by their cousins for some games of football and volleyball.
The evening settled out with grilled hamburgers and hot dogs by Uncle Dan and Aunt Robin.
The family gathered around Grannie and Papa to hear them recount their first decade together (1959-1969), with many of us learning some shocking new details we had not heard before. Bridget took it all in, like the little family historian she is.
The kids wore themselves out and were ready for bed. Here's Tor in his happy place.
