Happy New Year! (January 1, 2026)

 On our way to the Road to Hana. My belief is that how I spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is a portent of the year to come. 2026 promises to be a year of family and adventure.

On our way, we stopped at Ho'okipa Beach to look for sea turtles. The beach is recognized as perhaps the best place in the world for windsurfing. Brandy's looking over her shoulder.

Not surprisingly, strong current and high surf warning flags were up. River in the foreground, Mya and Piper at the water's edge.

Sure enough, sea turtles had dragged themselves on to the sand among the rocks. Good camo!

Chickens like the beach too!

Down the road, we took a dirt trail through the woods to arrive at Waioka Pond (Venus Pool). The ocean pounded just outside the freshwater pool. Are you crazy, Ryder? 

After the plunge

Opposite the Venus Pool is the Pacific Ocean. Coconuts litter the beach.

Mya worked very had to crack a coconut on the rocks. 

Delicious success!