Beach Day ~ Kailua Beach Park

I LOVE THIS BEACH! Its perfect, everything about it is wonderful. The sand is soft and the water is divine. HOWEVER, the "facilities" at this beach (like all beach facilities) are gross. You have been warned. This beach is great for swimming, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding (SUP), and just about any other beach related activity...sand castles are a must here.

Kailua Beach Park "facilities" 

The Mokes and Lanikai Beach out in the distance

My most favorite part about Kailua Beach (other than its insane beauty and sheer awesome-ness) is Kalapawai Market. Amazing coffee, THE BEST ALMOND MILK ICED CHAI EVER, delicious baked goods, and a great deli in the back. This place also grills burgers on weekends and has everything a beach go-er could need. It is wonderful. I love it. Its an all time favorite. There is a Kalapawai Cafe in town and it is also amazing! Keep doing what you are doing guys!

Kalapawai Market...I love you

My Greatest Love- Hot Yoga

I love all things yoga and have been practicing for about ten years. But no place is as wonderful as Hot Yoga By the Sea in Kailua. This place is seriously the stuff dreams are made out of and has really helped improve my mind, body, and soul.

I got these pictures from the internet...because I wasn't about to creepily take a picture in class.

If you can get to HYBTS...do it. Worth it all the way. I LOVE THIS PLACE

1 class is $20 for a regular adult and $15 for military. They often have special promotions for first timers.

http://www.hotyogabythesea.com

Pillbox Hike Lanikai (Kailua) March 2014

This was overall a very easy hike. The views are amazing and its a fun quick hike. This hike can be easily completed in an hour or so. Finding parking in Lanikai is pretty difficult, just make sure you are respectful of the locals. Walk up Kaelepulu Dr and you will find the trailhead. The pillboxes were placed during WWII as lookout locations for the US Army.

Watch your footing as there are some inclines that are rocky.

Unfortunately when my friend and I decided to go the weather wasn't really cooperating. 

Lanikai and Rabbit Island in the distance

View of Kailua

The trailhead sign

The "Mokes" or Mokulua Islands. The left Moke is called Moku Nui and the right is Moku Lki

Kayaking in Kailua

So I bought a kayak back in February. Best decision ever.

Here are some photos of my kayak adventures in Kailua (not including the Mokes). SO MANY GREEN SEA TURTLES or as the Hawaiian's call them "Honu"

The left islands are called the "Mokes" The island to the right is called Rabbit Island