Aloha! we are back from Hawaii... pics :)

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Hey guys! DH and I had the most wonderful time in Kauai!!! There is so much nature stuff to do there; we did two loooooong hikes, tons of snorkeling at many beaches, swam with sea turtles and a shark, boated with dolphins, drank from coconuts, did some 4-wheeling (not nature, but still FUN!), ate lunch at a canyon lookout with only ourselves and the birds, we got to be on a beach with FANTASTIC VIEWS of the Napali coast - and we felt pretty much like we were the only ones there!
In the mornings, I ran on the beach and I am convinced that there is NOTHING more incredible than smelling plumerias and listening to the sounds of crashing waves while you are experiencing an endorphin high :D We really had THE time of our life there!
LOVE Hawaiians and the locals... we met so many great people there! We are still telling people Aloha here, lol. The spirit there is something marvelous and I wish that everyone everywhere could feel the Aloha. We would be standing in line somewhere and people just start talking to you like you are an old friend. Very awesome!
One thing that it took getting used to were the chickens... there were roosters and hens everywhere we went. On any given street corner, there would be a group of chickens and a few cats all cuddled together - I have never seen anything like it! There was a tropical storm a long while back that ruined some farmers fence; his chickens got out and he obviously never got them back and they have reproduced like crazy, and you could hear them every morning at 5:45 lol. It was kind of comforting to hear the sounds of home on an island in the middle of nowhere, I have to say. :)
At one point while we were snorkeling, DH decided he would "surprise" me and threw some fish food at me so that there were literally hundreds of fish swarming around me... kinda freaked me out to have fifty fish coming right at my face with mouths wide open, but in hindsight it was pretty cool.
DH and are trying to find a way to move out there... if only we could afford to buy a 250k lot, and then another 300k to put a house on it ;) Seriously, we can't wait to go back!!!

We have tons of pics on DH's website... warning, though! There are about 200 pics of just fish, and they all look like the same fish; he admits he got crazy, but it was his first time ever snorkeling so we forgive him :p check 'em out: www.jinesfamily.com

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Polihale Beach

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view of Napali from Polihale

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who else was on the beach at Polihale

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our lunch view from Po'omau Canyon lookout

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my friend, Mr. Turtle


Missy
 
Beautiful Pictures!!!!

I spent some time in Hawaii when I was in the Navy. Just can't get enough of that beauty! Looks like you had a blast! Thanks for sharing!
 
Welcome home, Missy!! You lucky girl, you! I've always wanted to go to Hawaii. Your pictures are beautiful. I'm so glad you had this wonderful opportunity. Did the kids go with you?
 
No, they didn't and we missed them like crazy! It was so nice to get time to ourselves, it really had been far too long, but every time we saw a sassy preteen or a blonde toddler we couldn't help it... after a couple of days we were ready to have them with us again, but it really was fantastic to not have to be in parent mode for a couple of weeks - at first, I didn't know what to do with myself! I kept running around the condo waiting for someone to call "mommy, DS hit me!", or looking for huge disasters that DS surely should have created. DH was pretty entertained by that! But after a couple of days I finally got into it and remembered what it is REALLY like to relax! :) I am glad to hold them again, though.

Missy
 
Missy,

My DH and I spent our Honeymoon there 16 years ago and then again on our 10th anniversary. The last time we spent 3 weeks there. I missed home after that long of time.

Looks like you two had a fantastic time.

The pictures you put up bring back a lot of wonderful memories.

Thank you,

Janie

The idea is to die young as late as possible

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>How beautiful!!! We are going to Kauai in November and can't
>wait. Sounds like you had a wonderful time!!!

oh, awesome! Nov. is supposed to be when whale season starts there. You will have a very good time! Do you have any guidebooks? There was one we saw in EVERYONE'S hands, but it did point us into directions that we never would have discovered on our own. Do you know where you are staying yet?

Missy
 
>oh, awesome! Nov. is supposed to be when whale season starts there. >You will have a very good time! Do you have any guidebooks? There >was one we saw in EVERYONE'S hands, but it did point us into >directions that we never would have discovered on our own. Do you >know where you are staying yet?

Hi Missy - we bought one guide book - the blue one - The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, I believe that's it. We are staying on the north shore for the first half at Hale Makai Cottages in Haena, and the south the other half at the Sheraton. We're hoping we have decent weather while we're up north that time of year! If you have any suggestions as far as things to do or places to stay, I'd love to hear!
 
Pure Heaven, isn't it? It is probably my favorite place on Earth. I LOVE the picture of Mr. Turtle - so amazing!
 
Hi Missy and All!

THANK YOU for sending this info along.

My DH and I are going to Hawaii in 2 week - for 2 weeks on our honeymoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are going to Kuai, Maui, and Honolulu.


We have never been, and we figured this is once and a life time!!!!!!

Thank you again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)


"Life is too short - Be the best you can be every single day of your life!" :)
 
Thanks for sharing! A coworker went to Hawaii in February, and we had a little party so she could show her pbotos ... it was really cool. Would like to be able to vacation there myself someday! Deb
 
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