May 10, 2013 – Growing up, the Sargent family vacations were backpacking, skiing, or camping trips, which always involved packed itineraries, cold climates, paddling around another lake, or summiting one more mountain. I was forever envious of my friends who traveled to Florida and just sat on the beach. This year, since I didn’t need to rush back to school as soon as the ski season finished, my big sister Elsa and I decided to go on a tropical vacation together. We chose the Hawaiian Island of Kauai… Read more and see lots of pics HERE.




![Enjoying a big bowl of shaved ice. [P] courtesy of Ida Sargent](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Shave-Ice-028.jpg)
![We took a side trail to the Hanakap'ai Falls, a 300 foot waterfall. On our way back down the trail, we ran into Canadian National Team skier Perianne Jones and her husband Joel. [P] courtesy of Ida Sargent](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hanakapai-Falls-DSCN3294.jpg)
![Hanging at Hanalei Bay on the North Shore. [P] courtesy of Ida Sargent](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hanalei-Bay-031.jpg)