The whole trip I meant to post updates on what we were doing. Instead, I was so busy enjoying everything that I barely touched the computer. Now that I've been home for a few days, I've run out of excuses :)
For starters, we spent 7 days on Kauaii and it is possibly the most beautiful place I've ever seen. We went hiking, took a helicopter tour, spent every morning at the beach, went on a sunset dinner cruise and explored the island and all it had to offer. I would absolutely visit Kauaii again, the pace is so slow and relaxed and the people are warm and friendly. The food was also incredibly and every meal was book-ended by Pina Coladas and desert.
After Kauaii, we hopped to Oahu and spent 6 days at the Ko Olina Resort. It was a totally different experience than Kauaii, much closer to Los Angeles, but we still had a wonderful time. We also went hiking, visited Waikiki Beach, explored the north shore and went swimming with sea turtles at a local beach. The turtles were amazing, so social and friendly and they were absolutely the highlight of Oahu for me.
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| Hanalei Bay, my favorite beach on Kauai |
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| E and I on Ke'e Beach |
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| Ke'e Beach - the sand covering the roots has blown away |
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| E watching a Ke'e Beach Sunset |
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| Hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| Hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| E photographing the view while hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| The Na Pali Coast on our hike |
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| Tiny stream on our Hanakapi`ai Beach hike |
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| Awesome stone towers at Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| Poipu Beach |
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| Could the Poipu Beach sunset be any more awesome? |
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| Mango Pina Colada! Virgin of course :) I drank a lot of these |
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| Red Dust Falls along Waimea Canyon |
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| Waterfalls as seen from our helicopter tour |
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| Na Pali coast from our helicopter |
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| Hanalei Bay from our helicopter |
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| Sunset behind Niihau from our Sunset Boat Cruise |
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| Spouting Horn! |
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| Sunset from Ko Olina |
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| Rainbow over Pearl Harbor |
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| USS Arizona Memorial |
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| View from along the Diamond Head Crater hike |
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| View from the top of the Diamond Head Crater hike |
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| Ko Olina Resort sunset |
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| Ko Olina Resort sunset |
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| Alani Resort Sunset |
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| Sea turtles! A group of 4 swam right next to me for over an hour |
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| Gorgeous and friendly, I had no idea they were so social |
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| Beautiful flowers all over the place, this one from Ko Olina |
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| Flowers from Gaylord's Restaurant |
