Rec and Leisure Lady

The second island in Hawaii we visited was Oahu. We had a little flight trouble getting to the island (3 hour delay for a 1 hour flight) but we made it, drove to the condo and went to bed!! The next morning, we were lazy and just hung around the hotel. We decided to venture out in the afternoon and our first stop was place on the coast right off the road where our condo manager said we could see sea turtles!! We were a little late to see all of them, but a couple of guys were swimming around! So cute! Then, we went to hike out to Kaena Point. It's the westernmost point on Oahu and a great stretch of native coast land! The hike was about 3 miles and pretty flat for the most part. There were great views of the island!! There were a few spots that were a little difficult to cross but we made it! I was a little scared at this view.... We were looking forward to seeing these seals but we didn't see any.  We did see beautiful views t...

On July 9th, my parents, my sister Hanna, Josh and I went to Table Rock State Park in Pickens, SC. This was only around a 2 hour drive from my hometown of Elberton, GA so it's a close park to do some great hiking! At the beginning/end of the trails, there was a wonderful place to wade in the mountain stream and play in the small waterfalls! It was empty when we started around 8 am but when we finished several hours later, this spot was packed with children and families trying to keep cool from the summer heat! Josh took tons of pictures! He's a great photographer!! We decided to hike the Table Rock Trail which was described as being "highly strenuous" :) It was difficult at times especially when climbing over huge boulders but it was manageable for our entire group! I always think the view...