{"id":108,"date":"2006-08-23T00:59:43","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T10:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2008-04-21T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T02:56:49","slug":"kokee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Koke&#8217;e"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we camped in Koke&#8217;e with Aditi, Adam, and their daughter Jaya, Carrie, Alain, and their daughter Rhea, Chris, Chris, and thier son Joseph. The babies had a lot of fun, and the adults as well. Saturday we hiked the Alakai Swamp trail, and later we went to the Kalalau lookout. Andy, Leilani and I stayed until Sunday evening, and maybe I&#8217;ll post about the other hike we did later on.<\/p>\n<p>Somebody thought to bring outdoor toys for the kids: Jaya and Leilani<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-kokee-jea-truck-5x7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-kokee-jea-truck.jpg\" alt=\"9m-kokee-jea-truck.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leilani, the little leopard, meets Mojo, Joseph&#8217;s favorite momo (monkey):<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-kokee-momo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-kokee-momo.jpg\" alt=\"9m-kokee-momo.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Somebody also thought to bring a canopy so we could have a kitchen area:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-kokee-foodtent.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-kokee-foodtent.jpg\" alt=\"9m-kokee-foodtent.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had enough 4wd vehicles to drive to the true Alakai Swamp trailhead for an easy hike:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-trailhead-group.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-trailhead-group.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-trailhead-group.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beginning of the trail before the boardwalk:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-single-file.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-single-file.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-single-file.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the flat boardwalk through the forest:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-leilani-sonja.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-leilani-sonja.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-leilani-sonja.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leilani slept most of the way in the sling:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-andy-sonja-z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-andy-sonja-z.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-andy-sonja-z.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The baby carriers on the steps down to the stream:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-aditi-andy-alain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-aditi-andy-alain.jpg\" alt=Aditi, Andy and Alain\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We picnicked just across the Kawaikoi stream, then turned around and went back:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-picnic-5x7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-picnic.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-picnic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Rhea and Jaya wanted to keep going and explore the trail (and mud) on their own:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/rhea-and-jea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/rhea-and-jea.jpg\" alt=\"rhea-and-jea.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aditi carrying Jaya, I with Leilani, and Carrie back at the trail junction:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-trail-junction.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-trail-junction.jpg\" alt=\"9m-trail-junction.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The flat boardwalk through the smaller bog (we didn&#8217;t go to the big bog):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/bog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/bog.jpg\" alt=\"bog.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The girls stop and play nicely together on the grassy trail:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-alakai-leilani-and-jea-5x7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-alakai-leilani-and-jea.jpg\" alt=\"9m-alakai-leilani-and-jea.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-leilani-jae-comp-5x7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-leilani-jae-composite.jpg\" alt=\"9m-leilani-jae-composite.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Relaxing and dancing on the table at the picnic overlook near the trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-tabledance.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-tabledance.jpg\" alt=\"9m-tabledance.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Down the little trail below the Kalalau lookout:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-kalalau-lk-chris-joseph.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-kalalau-lk-chris-joseph.jpg\"\/ alt=\"9m-kalalau-lk-chris-joseph.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunset light at the Kalalau lookout:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/ninth-month\/9m-kalalau-lk-rhea-cary.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images\/9m-kalalau-lk-rhea-cary.jpg\" alt=9m-kalalau-lk-rhea-cary.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we camped in Koke&#8217;e with Aditi, Adam, and their daughter Jaya, Carrie, Alain, and their daughter Rhea, Chris, Chris, and thier son Joseph. The babies had a lot of fun, and the adults as well. Saturday we hiked&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}