We've been having so much fun on our family trip to Kauai. Justin and I honeymooned here and have come back one other time but this third trip has really been special. We found out we were pregnant with our third child and have been able to share our love of this special island we're so fond of with our kids. We've been to other Hawaiian islands, but Kauai is so much more beautiful and fun for us. We enjoy the hikes, beaches and people. If it weren't for my FIL and MIL gifting us these trips we'd never be able to afford vacations like this. We really like to make the most of this gift and blessing from them as often as we can :)
For a couple months my bookworm, Emma, has been wanting to learn more about Kauai and different bodies of water here. Not sure what her hang up is about water on this island, but I thought I'd indulge her curiosity and do a little research along with her :) We learned a while ago about Hawaii's Queen Emma and her "bath" on Kauai. Queen Emma was loved by her people and devoted most of her life to serving others. She was married young, and had one son that she lost early on. A year later, her husband the king died and she remained a widow the rest of her life. She built a hospital for local Hawaiian's since most were becoming ill with new diseases brought over by the British and American's in the 1800's.
To get to the Queen's Bath we had to hike down a steep, muddy hill, cross a waterfall or two and climb over a lava shelf until we reached the pool. It's actually a really dangerous place most of the year except for summer during low-tide. Since we're on Mountain Standard Time anyways, we've been up and ready by 5am :) Just in time for low tide....ehhhhh.
We got to the bath, and a honeymooning couple was there snorkeling and hanging out. They were SO sweet and Emma was hooked on the wife Aleisha. So you'll see a couple pictures of Emma's new friend, who listened to our 3 year olds rants about Queen Emma and her reign as well as indulged in Emma by calling this "her bath" hahaha. I'm going to have to break the news gently when we get back to Utah that Emma isn't really a queen, just the sweetest little girl I know :)
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| The slippery slope |
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| Aleisha, the sweet newlywed who was Emma's BFF at "her" bath, lol. |
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| Rogue waves are known to sweep people sitting here out to sea, so we made it a quick picture |
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| Aleisha's husband snorkeling over the octopus, I wasn't down for that! |
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| My lovies! |
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| The Queen's Bath isn't complete without a proper Emma to bathe in it :) |
Aloha :)
