First Family Scuba Dive

"Aloha from Hawaii! We did our first scuba dives together yesterday as a family. Everyone did great! Colton was very prepared and comfortable after he got such great training as Athens Scuba Park, and we told him we think his long hair makes him look like a swimming troll! Today, we're headed to the North Shore for a shark cage snorkeling adventure and then to a luau for my birthday dinner this evening." By Grant Walsh

Yesterday was all about recovery and our first family scuba dive. We rested as long as we could in the morning, which was pretty late considering the time change. Grant, Colton and I got some breakfast at the hotel while the big kids slept in until about 10am. When the big kids woke up, Ranger couldn't find anything he wanted at the 20 food trucks right by our hotel, so Grant took him across the street to 711 to get donuts. 

Our scuba dive was at 1pm with Tyler Silber and it was perfect. Tyler was so helpful and great with the kids. Colton was Tyler's dive buddy and stayed within about 18 inches of him at all times. We saw pretty fish, eels, and some interesting sand and coral. The dives weren't as good as Cozumel, but we all get a little spoiled with the beauty and warmth of the Cozumel diving. 

After the dives, we went to Waiola Shaved ice, then rested a bit back at the hotel, and then headed to Hibachi dinner at 8pm. We were all very hungry and it was a great ending to a wonderful first full day in Hawaii.