Family Gap Year Post #23: Hawaiian Island Hopping—Exercise & Budget (July, Part 4)

Here’s the final post about the second leg of our Family Gap Year: a month of visiting three of the major island in Hawai’i.

Exercise

Highs

Phew, exercise really fell by the wayside this month!

It’s very hard to work full-time and adventure with one’s family. It leaves little to no time for intentional exercise.

So, instead, I’ve mainly gotten my exercise from the adventures themselves. (I’m not complaining!)

We’ve done several hikes (one in Oahu, one in Kaua’i, and one in Maui). We have also jumped around in the ocean and snorkeled and generally moved around a lot.

Lows

But I miss my walks and my lap swimming! It’s not just my time to move my body. It’s also my time to decompress and feel completely free. No one asks me for anything or yells at me or accidentally hurts me. Hopefully I will be able to get back into a routine when we settle into Hilo.

Budget

This month was really rough on the budget. We traveled with friends, which, honestly, made it even harder! We had to explain to our boys that those other families are traveling for 7 days. Whereas we are traveling for 365 days. The other families got to eat a lot of shave ice (and not share with each other) and eat out a lot. We were eating the same old sandwiches day after day. And poor Tate. He gets sick of eating the same thing day after day.

I think I said this last month, but I do not recommend traveling to Oahu, Kaua’i, or Maui on a tight budget!

We made it to the end. And I’m proud of us. But it was rough!

Stay tuned for next week’s post when I talk about our first month on the Big Island. In the meantime, you can see daily update on Instagram or weekly updates in my newsletter!