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Howdy, folks! 
It's been a minute, I know.
If you know who I am, then you know that I said I was done writing trip reports, which I am....BUT!!!

I did something different this past trip...I VLOGGED!!
I know, right???!!!
If you know me, you know I have anxiety, loathe the sound of my voice, don't like being on camera ( I am the girl behind the camera) but as this was our first family trip since my girl left for university on the other side of the dang country, I wanted to document it somehow, so she can look back on it, many years from now, when we are long gone and relive these memories. 
It was a tough transition for me, I didn't do any intros, there were times where I probably should have been narrating and didn't but I think it turned out decent enough and I thought I would share with y'all here, my DIS besties.
I have finished two chapters so far, I am guessing I will end up with five or six videos and I will post them here when I add them.
Also, if you have any questions and want me to expand on anything, please leave a comment and I will reply to them.
Feel free to watch and drink (or snack!) every time I say "Wow, look at that!"
It's a LOT! 


I hope you enjoy!
Travel day from Calgary to Honolulu and our first day at sea
Hilo - Krishna Cow Sanctuary, Rainbow Falls & Kaumana Caves
Maui - The Road to Hana
Hilo - Volcanoes National Park & Richardson Ocean Park
Two days at sea
Final Video down below (for some reason, I am not allowed to add more videos to this post?)
I don't have a monetized channel, these are just for me and for us to look back on and share with friends. Please let me know whatcha think.

It's been a minute, I know.

If you know who I am, then you know that I said I was done writing trip reports, which I am....BUT!!!

I did something different this past trip...I VLOGGED!!

I know, right???!!!
If you know me, you know I have anxiety, loathe the sound of my voice, don't like being on camera ( I am the girl behind the camera) but as this was our first family trip since my girl left for university on the other side of the dang country, I wanted to document it somehow, so she can look back on it, many years from now, when we are long gone and relive these memories. 
It was a tough transition for me, I didn't do any intros, there were times where I probably should have been narrating and didn't but I think it turned out decent enough and I thought I would share with y'all here, my DIS besties.

I have finished two chapters so far, I am guessing I will end up with five or six videos and I will post them here when I add them.

Also, if you have any questions and want me to expand on anything, please leave a comment and I will reply to them.
Feel free to watch and drink (or snack!) every time I say "Wow, look at that!"

It's a LOT! 


I hope you enjoy!

Travel day from Calgary to Honolulu and our first day at sea
Hilo - Krishna Cow Sanctuary, Rainbow Falls & Kaumana Caves
Maui - The Road to Hana
Hilo - Volcanoes National Park & Richardson Ocean Park
Two days at sea
Final Video down below (for some reason, I am not allowed to add more videos to this post?)

I don't have a monetized channel, these are just for me and for us to look back on and share with friends. Please let me know whatcha think.
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The older ships creak a lot and this light sleeper did NOT sleep well but it was worth it! 
We had three long hours there and loved every single one of them at one point but there were definitely certain ones that each of us "clicked with", if that makes sense? Kira took to that wooly calf because it enjoyed having someone as a pillow and she certainly enjoyed volunteering as the pillow.
Mr. Blue, which turned out to be Mrs Blue, that huge bull with the horns and one of the brown ones were my faves. You had to be careful with those horns because when they move, they move fast and one time, I was sitting next to it and all of a sudden, it decided it wanted to snuggle me. If I wasn't fast enough, it would have gotten me pretty good, right in the chest! 




I was so nervous about doing it. I tried on our last trip and it lasted exactly half a day. 